Medicinal Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate July 14, 2017 Research, Treatments 1 Comment Firstly, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to last week's poll gauging the community's interest in access to medicinal cannabis for the...
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...
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Information: Daclizumab MStranslate May 3, 2017 Daclizumab, Treatments It has been reported this week that daclizumab (marketed as Zinbryta) has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia. ...
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...
Multiple Sclerosis: One Disease, Many Causes? MStranslate April 18, 2017 Research, Understanding Science 1 Comment In one of our recent Facebook Live Q&A sessions, I was asked what I thought the biggest hurdle was that needed to be overcome in multiple...
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,...
