Neuroprotection by Novel T Cell Enzyme Inhibitor MStranslate December 9, 2015 Research, Treatments Research Summary: Granzyme B-inhibitor serpina3n induces neuroprotection in vitro and in vivo The background Previous studies have shown that immune cells, known as cytotoxic T cells, are critical in the...
Statement on HSCT for MS: Professor Eva Havrdova MStranslate December 7, 2015 Research, Stem Cells, Treatments Professor Eva Havrdova from Charles University in Prague presented at the recent ECTRIMS Congress, where she discussed the use of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) for the treatment of multiple...
Nr4a1: Is it the Link Between Stress & MS? MStranslate December 1, 2015 Lifestyle, Research The Background Many studies have highlighted a link between stress and multiple sclerosis (MS), including research that has shown that norepinephrine (a regulator of stress) is implicated in the mouse model...
Determining the Effectiveness of MS Treatments MStranslate November 24, 2015 Social Media, Treatments, Uncategorized A short video summarising the key findings of a recent paper, titled "Inclusion of brain volume loss in a revised measure of 'no evidence of disease activity' (NEDA-4) in relapsing-remitting multiple...
Safety of Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents for MRI MStranslate November 16, 2015 Neuroimaging The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a safety communication on the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). As this has relevance for many people...
Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Reflections MStranslate November 2, 2015 Community, Videos Our new video, "Reflections", features a selection of positive, personal insights from members of the multiple sclerosis (MS) community worldwide. The quotes used have been taken from online news articles,...
Flaxseed Oil Beneficial for People with MS? MStranslate October 19, 2015 Lifestyle, Research 4 Comments In 2013, the team from Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis (OMS) published a paper as part of the HOLISM research study in the International Journal of Neuroscience. This study showed that the consumption of...
Clinical Trial: MIS416 for Secondary Progressive MS MStranslate October 8, 2015 Clinical Trials, Research A detailed look at the development of Innate Immunotherapeutics' potential Secondary Progressive MS treatment,...
Environmental Factors & MS-related Genes MStranslate September 30, 2015 Genetics, Research The development of the International MS Genetics Consortium has led to the identification of more than 159 genetic variants that are associated with MS. However, we have to ask how important are these and are...
Cumulative Genetic Risk Score in People with MS MStranslate September 24, 2015 Genetics, Research We recently conducted an interview with A/Prof An Goris (left) and Ph.D. student Kelly Hilven (right) from the Laboratory for Neuroimmunology at the University of Leuven in Belgium. Earlier this year,...
