Are Viral Infections Involved in Causing MS? MStranslate January 22, 2014 Epstein-Barr virus, Research By Brett Drummond It is generally accepted that multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, that is, a disease that arises from the body’s own immune system attacking and destroying the myelin sheath that...
Multiple Sclerosis Treatments Can Decrease Flu Vaccine Effectiveness MStranslate January 20, 2014 Treatments By Brett Drummond Most current treatment options for MS involve altering and often suppressing the immune system. In many instances, this leads to an increased susceptibility to infection. Therefore,...
An Update from CCSVI Australia MStranslate January 8, 2014 CCSVI, Research CCSVI was a contentious topic of debate within the MS community throughout 2013, and we have worked hard to provide balanced, unbiased coverage of the discussion. In line with this approach, we thank Kerri...
The Different Stages of Clinical Development MStranslate December 22, 2013 Research, Treatments, Understanding Science Often, we post stories on our social media pages that outline potential new multiple sclerosis therapies in different phases of clinical development. Here, we discuss what happens at each phase in the process...
Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate November 5, 2013 Epstein-Barr virus, Infection, Research By Brett Drummond Recently, a follower on Twitter asked if having ‘mono’ causes multiple sclerosis (MS). Here is what is currently known about the link between the two. Mono, known as infectious...
2013 Melbourne Brain Centre Symposium Presentation MStranslate October 21, 2013 Presentations For those who are interested, here is the presentation we delivered at the Melbourne Brain Centre Symposium in November 2013. It outlines the role of social media in science communication and the key...
Melbourne Brain Centre Symposium 2013 Dinner MStranslate October 17, 2013 Events, Symposium Our invitation to present at the 2013 Melbourne Brain Centre Symposium included attending the event dinner on the night before the event. Held at University House in the Melbourne Law School (University of...
MStranslate to Present at the 2013 Melbourne Brain Centre Symposium MStranslate October 17, 2013 Events, Symposium MStranslate is excited to be presenting on the role of social media in science communication at the Melbourne Brain Centre's annual symposium in 2013. We hope to get attendees excited about the opportunities...
Stem Cells to Help Multiple Sclerosis Research MStranslate October 5, 2013 Research, Stem Cells By Brett Drummond There has been a lot of media attention lately regarding the use of stem cells as a potential therapy in multiple sclerosis. However, stem cells are also being used extensively as a tool...
Dendritic Cells are Involved in Inflammation in MS MStranslate September 23, 2013 Research The summary below is based on the following journal article: Thewissen, K et al, Circulating dendritic cells of multiple sclerosis patients are proinflammatory and their frequency is correlated with...
