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...
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....
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...
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....
Sunshine and Multiple Sclerosis – The Role of Vitamin D (Part 2) MStranslate March 12, 2013 Genetics, Lifestyle, Research, Vitamin D By Brett Drummond In part one of this series, we discussed that geographical studies indicated that MS is more prevalent the further you moved...
Obesity and Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate March 7, 2013 Research After my article on the links between Vitamin D and MS, one astute follower noted that the worldwide incidence of MS could also be found to correlate...
Sunshine and Multiple Sclerosis – The Role of Vitamin D (Part 1) MStranslate March 4, 2013 Lifestyle, Research, Vitamin D By Brett Drummond For a long time, it has been known that both genetics and the environment play a role in determining how likely a person is to...
