Could Sunscreen be a Treatment for MS? MStranslate September 13, 2017 Research, Treatments Recently, you may have heard about a study that has revealed that sunscreen (or more accurately certain compounds in sunscreen) can prevent the...
Alternative Treatment Approaches in MS Reviewed MStranslate August 29, 2017 Lifestyle, Research, Treatments 2 Comments Across the last few weeks, the MStranslate Facebook page has placed a large focus on lifestyle modifications and how they can be used to help manage...
Multiple Sclerosis, Vitamin D & Bone Health MStranslate July 24, 2017 Lifestyle, Research, Vitamin D Research Summary: High dose vitamin D supplementation does not affect biochemical bone markers in multiple sclerosis - a randomised controlled...
MIS416 Multiple Sclerosis Trial Results MStranslate June 28, 2017 MIS416, Research, Treatments On Tuesday, Innate Immunotherapeutics released a report outlining the first set of results from their Phase 2b trial on the use of their compound,...
Health Impacts of Interferon-beta Use in MS MStranslate May 16, 2017 Interferon-beta, Research, Treatments Research Summary: Evaluating the safety of β-interferons in MS Research from the University of British Columbia has looked at the long-term health...
Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis & Statins MStranslate May 15, 2017 Research, Treatments There has been a lot of media attention recently on a trial testing statins as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is being led by...
Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trial Update: Laquinimod MStranslate May 9, 2017 Clinical Trials, Laquinimod, Research What is laquinimod? Laquinimod is a once-daily oral medication that has been developed and tested for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple...
BMI & Lipid Levels Impact MS Progression MStranslate April 26, 2017 Diet, Lifestyle, Research 2 Comments Research Summary: An adverse lipid profile and increased levels of adiposity significantly predict clinical course after a first demyelinating...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction & ER Stress in MS MStranslate April 4, 2017 Research, Treatments Research Summary: Rab32 connects ER stress to mitochondrial defects in multiple sclerosis Mitochondria are often referred to as the...
Regulatory T Cells Promote Remyelination MStranslate March 26, 2017 Remyelination, Research Research Summary: Regulatory T cells promote myelin regeneration in the central nervous system When we think about treating multiple sclerosis,...
