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Higher Burden of Comorbidity Linked to Worse Clinical Outcomes in MS
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a higher burden of comorbidity is associated with worse clinical outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA...
Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Early, aggressive treatment of brain lesions caused by multiple sclerosis could help ward off faster decline in patients, a new study finds. Such treatment could prevent ...
COVID Vaccine Won't Trigger MS Relapse: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 – Multiple sclerosis makes people vulnerable to more severe cases of COVID-19, but a new study finds that getting the COVID vaccine won't trigger a relapse of MS symptoms....
New MS Drug Kesimpta May Help Keep Symptoms at Bay
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – A new monoclonal antibody treatment called Kesimpta (ofatumumab) appears to improve on an older drug in pushing multiple sclerosis (MS) into remission, a new trial shows....
Scientists Uncover Links Between MS and Epstein-Barr Virus
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – The discovery that the Epstein-Barr virus might be a major driver of multiple sclerosis has re-energized research into the autoimmune disease. Now, investigators in the...
Blood Test Might Someday Diagnose Early MS
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors figure out who will eventually fall prey to the degenerative nerve disease, a new study says. In one in 10 cases of...
Obesity in Childhood Doubles Odds for MS in Young Adulthood
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – Children who are obese face double the odds of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, a new study warns. The overall odds for any one child to develop the...
Christina Applegate Opens Up About the Agony of Fighting MS
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – Actress Christina Applegate, who has been battling multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2021, shared her struggles with the debilitating disease on Monday. “I live kind of in h...
AAN: Monoclonal Antibodies for MS During Breastfeeding Not Harmful
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – For mothers with multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease, receipt of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) during breastfeeding is not associated with infant...
MS Drugs Can Be Safely Taken While Breastfeeding
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Certain drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis appear to be safe for babies if taken by breastfeeding moms, a new study finds. Breastfed babies whose moms received...
Frexalimab Has Favorable Effect on Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – For patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, the anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody frexalimab has a favorable effect on the number of new gadolinium-enhancing T1-weighted...
Race Matters in MS Progression Among Women
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Young Black and Hispanic women diagnosed with multiple sclerosis are more likely to fare worse than young white women do, a new study shows. Specifically, they are more...
More Insight Into How a Virus Might Cause MS
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – There's information emerging on how the common Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) might be crucial to triggering multiple sclerosis (MS). The virus, which also causes "mono"...
Five Health Conditions Linked to Subsequent Diagnosis of MS
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Five health conditions are associated with subsequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, but they overlap with two other autoimmune diseases, according to a study published...
Early Promise for Stem Cell Therapy to Curb MS
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Stem cells injected into the brains of multiple sclerosis patients appear to protect them against further damage from the degenerative disease, a new study shows. MS occurs...