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Jim's DEEP Thoughts
I have created a new blog called "Jim's Devotional Blog". Only people close to me will be able to read this blog....
Keeping a thoughtful record of your spiritual journey can promote godliness. It can help us in our meditation and prayer. It can remind us of the Lord’s faithfulness and work. It can help us understand and evaluate ourselves. It can help us monitor our goals and priorities as well as...
By meditating on Scripture you are transformed into the person God intends you to be. Meditation is a blend of your words to God and His Word to you; it is loving conversation between you and God through the pages of His Word. It is absorption of His words into...
My Personal Spiritual Meditation in my Christian Faith
Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 49:3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. Psalm 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him, for...
God is really teaching me lately.......
In relation to justification and sanctification, there is a substantial difference and that Luther did not protest in vain. Scripture teaches that justification is a declarative act of God, not a process. Jesus promised immediate salvation to believers: “He who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has...
I am thinking of my life and I am sure this is affecting many other Christians. Why is it that so many us professing Christians make no spiritual progress, and indeed make no efforts to grow in grace? Is it possible to be a Christian and yet ignore the desire...
Living Life With Sarcasm, Kids, and MS
Holiday Memories And A Little Magic
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better."-Albert CamusI've always tried to take my kids to see fireworks on the 4th.But with last summer being my first with MS, and it being the hottest summer in existence (atleast to me) we didn't make it and I can't tell...
It seems a little funny to me that I started this blog as a form of therapy to help me deal with my journey down the winding road of MS, and yet, when it gets rough the last thing I feel like doing is writing about it.I've made some decisions...
I had my first real flare-up since starting the Tysabri infusions five months ago. It happened three weeks ago and, while I am grateful for only one flare-up in a whole five months, I have to say that this one was quite impressive in it's intensity.I've had some pretty impressive...
Today is my "One Year Anniversary". Exactly one year ago today, I had my life turned upside down by a diagnosis I didn't expect and an illness I will never understand.I don't know if any of you have ever had this happen, but last week I was sitting in the...
**Image borrowed with love from CartoonStock **I'm sure I can't be the only one who is having these problems.There have to be others of you out there, fighting back the anger, tears, curses, screams of agony.You might be afraid to come out of the shadows and talk about it,...
I've had a rough couple of weeks.What's funny about that statement, though, is that they were also pretty wonderful too.Contradicting, I know. But I've been told many times, by different people, that I tend to be a "Walking Contradiction" so I'm basically just sticking to form.The wonderful part was that...
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Acorda MS drug approval sparks buyout buzz
Late Friday afternoon regulators at the FDA approved Acorda's multiple sclerosis drug Ampyra based on data demonstrating that patients taking dalfampridine were able to walk faster than a control group. And this is the first time the FDA has approved a therapy for improving walking speeds. "Trouble with walking is one of...
FDA approves Acorda's new MS drug
The FDA announced Friday afternoon that it has approved Ampyra (dalfampridine) extended-release tablets to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis. In clinical trials, patients treated with Ampyra had faster walking speeds than those treated with a placebo. This is the first drug approved for this use. "Trouble with walking is one...
Blockbuster data: Studies back efficacy of late-stage MS pills
A trio of new studies has underscored both the distinct therapeutic advantages as well as the blockbuster market potential of two new oral drugs for multiple sclerosis. But while the studies demonstrated a reduction in the number of relapses and a slowing of disease progression--while beating an established interferon therapy...
Avanir stock boosted by promising Zenvia data
A Phase III trial of Avanir Pharmaceuticals' closely-watched drug Zenvia showed that the drug relieved Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) in a subset of multiple sclerosis patients, sending Avanir's stock up as much as 16 percent. PBA is a neurologic disorder that occurs secondary to neurologic disease or brain injury, causing sudden and...
Novartis on track to seek oral MS drug OK
Novartis took a big stride toward filing for approval on an oral therapy for multiple sclerosis, revealing that a two-year, Phase III trial for FTY720 produced solid evidence of its superiority to a placebo. Better yet, though, some analysts were quick to conclude that the data lays out a clear case...
Opexa shares rocket up on promising MS trial data
Shares of Opexa Therapeutics more than doubled this morning after the developer announced that 83 percent of all patients taking its therapeutic vaccine for multiple sclerosis had remained relapse-free for a year. The mid-stage trial focused on 150 patients with relapsing-remitting MS, an early stage at which the disease flares up and...
Maggsbunny
What a year 2009 has been. Too much has happened to encapsulate it all without doing a marathon post, which I really don’t have time for just now. Suffice it to say that it has not been the worst year for me. Quite a good one, actually. One of the reasons...
I have been a hideously bad blogger of late. And that is not about to change, lol. But I thought I could spare two minutes to post a little video. You see, we bought a new puppy on the 30th of November. We decided Beary needed a doggy friend. So without further ado,...
Photo’s and a vlog! All comments welcome ;-P
I’ve been meaning to take a video of Beary greeting Michael when he gets home from the office, because it is too darn cute. No-one can resist an animal that gives you such a super-duper royal welcome home! Anyway, so a couple of days ago I took the video. Turns out...
…Michael left the sweetest comment on my last post… “You and Beary are clearly the prettiest roses in the garden “ Ooh, that does earn him a brownie point or two. Just as well, because he lost a few yesterday… We have a CD in the car with Foster & Allen’s Maggie on...
Scraping the bottom of the barrel…
*sigh* Beary is not the drawcard that she once was. Not even one comment on her vlog. Shame. She keeps checking if someone wrote something nice about her, but nothing doing. And as if that isn’t bad enough, there is a fat ginger cat flaunting itself on the other side of...
Another vlog, starring…Beary! :-)
I’ve read before that Chows are a somewhat lethargic breed. They’re known for being good apartment dogs. Beary, on the other hand, is calm enough for most of the day, but every now and then she gets this spurt of energy that needs urgently to be dissipated. We do take her for...
My MS Journal
Hi everyone! I'm writing to you from my blackberry at Kadlec Medical Center ICU. So I'm not really an ICU patient, they classify me as Intermediate Care but there were no beds available there so this is where I was placed. Anyway, I was admitted yesterday and...
2010! Looking forward to a New Year!!!!
Hi everyone! I can't believe it is already the 13th of January. It has been almost a month since I last posted (as my father pointed out this evening). I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's filled with lots of love and happiness....
Day 90 - 3 Months Post-Transplant!
Day 90! WHOO HOO! I almost can't believe my 3 month mark is already here. What a crazy 3 months it has been too. So many changes.....some good, some bad, most difficult. Today is the milestone where they say I can now eat some of...
So my symptoms are probably not actually MS. It turned out my legs were quite swollen and that was actually related to the lovely blood clot I have currently. Did I mention my blood clot before? I'm pretty sure I mentioned it in an earlier post. ...
It was bound to happen....some of my MS symptoms have returned. They are not as bad as before but still they are here. Basically tonight I have had some numbness in my lower legs and feet. Of course I was hoping this would not happen but the...
Hello! I hope this finds each and every one of you doing well. I don't have a lot of time right now, so I will be back soon to give you a more detailed update of how things have been doing. For now here's a quick update....
About.com Multiple Sclerosis
Could Teeth Brushing Impact MS?
It is known that having "bad" bacteria in your body can cause the immune system to act up and (potentially) worsen autoimmune diseases. In multiple sclerosis, this could theoretically mean an increase in the severity of MS symptoms. To test this theory, researchers conducted an experiment with a common bacteria, Porphyromas...
MS Doesn't Impact Pregnancy Outcome
When I was pregnant with my twins, I honestly felt so physically terrible (with morning sickness and pregnancy aches and pains) and was so emotionally worn out (from worrying about all the potential things that I imagined could go wrong with a multiple pregnancy), that MS was the last thing...
Scientists See Immune Cells Invade
In MS, it is thought that the main problem stems from certain immune cells "crossing over" the blood-brain barrier into the brain and attacking the myelin that protects nerve cells. Exactly how they do this is a bit of a mystery. However, scientists recently have managed to observe this never-before-seen...
What’s Up With Oral Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis?
I feel a little negligent. I heard back in December that Merck KGaA's oral drug, cladribine, had not been approved by the FDA for use in multiple sclerosis. I mentally shrugged and didn't do any further research into the situation (mainly because there was so much excitement about the CCSVI...
Give Back for MS with “The Circle of Ten”
I recently met a guy named Adam, whose father had passed away from complications related to primary progressive multiple sclerosis ten years ago. Adam's family wanted to commemorate his father in a special way and decided to raise some money for an MS organization. In these times of heightened economic...
CCSVI Presented in an Elegant and Thoughtful Way
As many of you know, I have been working on some articles around the theory, data and progress around CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal insufficiency) and multiple sclerosis (MS). I thought I would bring to you a lovely overview and personal perspective on CCSVI and MS that was written by someone who is...
MS Maze
National Wear Red Day: A Wake Up Call to Women
It’s not just a man thing. It’s not just an old lady thing. It’s the number one killer of women. Red is a bold color, used in this instance to serve as a wake up call to women, particularly young women. Friday, February 5 is National Wear Red Day, part of the...
Michelle Obama Taking On Childhood Obesity Crisis
“Medical experts have warned that our children are on track to be less healthy than we are.” – First Lady Michelle Obama We should be ashamed of that fact. Michelle Obama is leading the charge against childhood obesity. We’ve already seen her tending the White House vegetable garden and encouraging children to...
A Toke a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Alone in her Birmingham, England home, a woman stirs a half teaspoon of cannabis into her hot tea. By seeking relief from pain and spasms caused by multiple sclerosis in this way she is, in the eyes of the law, a criminal. She doesn’t take this action lightly and is not...
What is Lurking on Your Toilet Seat… And Beyond
What manner of horror is lurking on your toilet seat? You might think you are doing your family a favor when you scrub the seat with strong cleansers that are made with harsh chemicals. You are killing germs, right? Yes, but you are also putting those harsh chemicals against very sensitive...
On Writing The writing world bids a fond farewell to author J.D. Salinger, who died on January 28 at the age of 91. Not a fan of the spotlight, he lived most of his life in seclusion, but will be forever revered for his 1951 classic novel “The Catcher in the...
Haiti Earthquake Relief: Is it a Scam?
The scam artists are at it again… before you fork over your hard-earned dollars to help the victims of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, make sure you’re not about to play the fool. The World Trade Center attacks, the Asian tsunami, and hurricane Katrina all spawned countless scams designed to trick...
I'm an MS Activist
MS Activists Tour the White House Holiday Decorations
By invitation of the White House, the Society's Public Policy Office accompanied four MS Activists to the White House to view the holiday decorations in the East Wing. Attendees included: Doris Matchett and her dog Linus, Yvonne Brown, Karen Jackson, Dana McLeod, and Shawn O'Neail. In addition to seeing historical...
In the News: $4.5 Million for Continued MS Research Funding in the CDMRP
As a neurologist and Director of the Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction Service and the Multiple Sclerosis Center at the St. Louis Veterans Administration Hospital and longtime volunteer with the Gateway Area Chapter of the National MS Society, I am intimately familiar with the realities of living with multiple sclerosis. That is...
In the News: NIH Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Research
Launching a dramatic expansion of government support for one of the most promising but most contentious fields of biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday [last week] authorized the first 13 lines of cells under the administration's policy and was poised to approve 20 more Friday...The NIH has...
Give Thanks for MS Research Funding
For the past several years, the National Institutes of Health investment in MS-related research has been declining. You've contacted your legislators many times to ask for increased multiple sclerosis research funding through the NIH.Now you can say thank you.Finally, the research community is being reinvigorated through significant money allocated to...
Chat with White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett
You are invited to an online chat with White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett to discuss how health insurance reform will impact minority communities and all Americans.3:30 p.m. EST, Monday, November 2Click here to submit your questions today. Join on Monday at WhiteHouse.gov or at Facebook.com/WhiteHouse....
In the News: Oregon Politician Lives with Multiple Sclerosis
Bill Bradbury isn't just running for Oregon governor. He's zipping — on a Segway.Using the personal transporter is one way the Democratic politician deals with the effects of multiple sclerosis. He was diagnosed with the disease 30 years ago, but that hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the most...
miscellaneous news
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 5, 2010 news
Nodular Acne High Blood Pressure with Diabetes Type 2 Ragweed Allergy ...
Agricultural Chemical Spray Linked to Birth Defect Risk news
Infant abdominal hernia rates higher near farms using atrazine, research shows...
More Doses of MS Drug Raise Risk of Brain Infection news
FDA adds new warning on Tysabri label, but says benefits still outweigh dangers...
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 4, 2010 news
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Rheumatoid Arthritis Overweight Volunteers (Males 18-60) ...
Untreated, Mild May Become Major Depression news
Early symptoms should not be seen as benign, experts say...
'Gene Doping' May Be Next Wave of Sports Tampering news
Genetic manipulation may soon become a hard-to-detect way for athletes to cheat, researchers say...
Brass and Ivory
Hi folks,I've been busy around the blogworld lately with the extra research which went into my AMPYRA post over at HealthCentral and other posts yet to be published. If you haven't read it and commented, it would be great if you did. (Some of the folks over there...
Annual Price for AMPYRA set at $12,850
For comprehensive information regarding Acorda Therapeutics and AMPYRA, read my HealthCentral article.Acorda Therapeutics Announces Pricing and Patient Assistance Programs for AMPYRA (dalfampridine)AMPYRA Wholesale Acquisition Price Set at $1,056 per 30-Day SupplyPatient Assistance Program Launched for Uninsured and Underinsured To Provide AMPYRA at No CostCo-Pay Program Implemented To Help Manage Out-of-Pocket...
Monoclonal Antibodies in Development for MS
What are some monoclonal antibody treatments in development for MS? At present, several additional monoclonal antibodies are being studied as investigational treatments for MS. They are not currently available for routine use in the treatment of MS. Rituximab (Rituxan®) is a monoclonal antibody directed at B-cells (CD20+ B-cells)...
Have Some Respect for the Living Please
On December 7, 2009, my 85-year old grandfather died in his sleep while his wife of 46 years slept beside him. This was on a Monday morning and his funeral was held on the following Wednesday. I attended that funeral as did my mother, the 3rd child of...
Baby, It's Cold and Snowy Outside!
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Welcome to the Carnival of MS Bloggers, a bi-weekly compendium of thoughts and experiences shared by those living with multiple sclerosis.Living a Normal MS Life and Cognitive ReservePE Class, Wildwood Flower, and Buttonsby Kmilyun at Bifurcate in the RoadAugh you might be asking what in the world do adaptive PE,...
activisMS
How My Health Care Costs Affect Others *by Alex O'Connor
February 3, 2010 How My Health Care Costs Affect Othersby Alex O'Connor Posted to activisMS on Friday, February 5, 2010My health care costs take up a large portion of our income. You may say “So that is your problem”. Actually it becomes a lot of peoples problems. I have five...
One of our goals here at the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to provide our members and readers with access to helpful and important information. Please leave a comment if you personally have followed any of the posted links, plan to in the...
Long-Term Care Services & Supports You Should Know About !
Nearly a quarter of individuals living with MS will require long-term care support and services at some point during the course of their disease. In the past decade, North Carolina's long-term services have suffered due to increased service costs and a rising demand for assistance. Luckily, North Carolina received...
MS Physical Therapy Scholarship Recipients Graduate From UNC
In August, the first recipients of the Physical Therapy MS Scholarship are set to graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill. Physical Therapy is a specialized area of health care that is especially important to the health and overall wellness of those diagnosed with MS. People living with MS who see a...
New Oral MS Treatment on the Horizon
Researchers are currently testing two new drugs that may become the first oral MS treatments on the market. Last week, several news outlets reported on the published studies in New England Journal of Medicine. including MSNBC who shared the reactions this exciting news by individuals in North Carolina's MS...
Manager of the 2003 World Series Champions will speak in Burlington, NC
On February 2, Burlington, NC will be hosting its first Dinner of Champions! The Central NC Chapter of the MS Society is hoping the new location will help their efforts to reach more people in the area. Stephanie Phipps, marketing and PR manager for the Central NC Chapter,...
Down the MS Path
Today Ampyra received FDA approval.This therapy by Acorda Therapeutics increases walking speed in the four major MS types - RRMS, SPMS, PPMS, and PRMS.Ampyra is in tablet form, previously known as fampridine. It is being developed in the US by Acorda Therapeutics, the company that works with zanaflex, and...
Michael B. Gerber has some clever ideas and observations that help us think outside the box. Here are two posts that do just that:It can be doneMichael tells us a marching band from a blind school reminded him for something to be done, the idea must come to someone...
Okay, pills for MS are not yet available, but they are coming soon. Soon is a word we hear about medical trials quite often. We do not know exactly when soon means, but we are closer than ever before.There are five, yes, five different possibilities of oral medications in...
For the Christmas Tree, Garry used IFL Labs software for the fractal and Jasc animation software for the animation. ...
The University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) is one of 23 schools nationwide to receive a grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), called Med to Grad, helping Ph.D students learn to move laboratory research to clinical trials.Dr. Helen Yin started the program at UTSW, calling the participating students pioneers. "This...
Want to volunteer for a medical research study?UT Soutwestern sent a press release about ResearchMatch where volunteers can be matched — online — to a scientific research project, or clinical trial, for which they might qualify. The National Institute of Health gave UT Southwestern a grant to help quickly move...
Multiple Sclerosis News From Medical News Today
3-Year Mission To Understand And Treat Neurodegenerative Disease
Project A.L.S. (New York, NY) and the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) announced that they will partner on P2 ALS, a $15 million initiative designed to advance ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) research exponentially over the next three years. Project A.L.S......
MS Society Calls On Stem Cell Researchers For Grant Applications
The MS Society has called for researchers and scientists to come forward with research projects investigating the potential benefit of stem cells in multiple sclerosis (MS). A new partnership between the MS Society and the UK Stem Cell Foundation has levered £1million to be specifically ring-fenced for translational, pre-clinical...
Regis Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of cGMP and non-GMP synthesis and separations services for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates, announced it has received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the U.S......
PROLOR Biotech, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: PBTH) reported positive results from a comparative study in primates of its longer-acting version of the multiple sclerosis drug interferon beta (IFN-beta-1a-CTP, referred to as IFN-beta-CTP)......
Drug That Helps Improve Walking Speed Approved In US
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug which has been found to allow people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to walk faster. People treated with the drug Ampyra (dalfampridine) were found in clinical trials to have faster walking speeds than those treated with a placebo, the American...
European Drugs Watchdog Finds Benefits Of Tysabri Continue To Outweigh Risks
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has finalised a review of Tysabri (natalizumab) and the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare brain infection caused by the JC virus. The Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has concluded that the risk of developing PML increases...
A Short in the Cord
Delaware DART Proposed Changes
I plan to attend this information session and can provide highlights during the DE area MS chat on Friday, Feb 12. If you can't attend this DART session, be sure to pop into the chat -JoanDART Information Session Focuses on Proposed ChangesThursday, February 11, 2010 from 1:00 to 3:00University...
My thanks to the seven people who visited the Multiple Sclerosis Chat room last Friday to discuss self-advocacy, or being the "squeaky wheel." We reviewed notes from the NMSS page that gives tips for standing up for yourself. As always, we discussed a variety of other topics and had more...
Delaware Area MS Chat Friday: Be the Squeaky Wheel
Delaware Area MS ChatFriday 22 January, 7:00 - 9:00 pmSelf-Advocacy: Being the Squeaky WheelWe'll chat about this and anything else that comes up.To attend, just click HERE or click on the coffee cup in the right margin, then follow the directions.Self-advocacy refers to being pro-active and speaking up for your...
I Think It's Circular Thinking I'm Thinking, I Think
Okay, so follow this - IF YOU DARE.I have disabling fatigue. I can't tolerate the fatigue drugs so I drink caffeine (lots of coffee) to combat the fatigue. Caffeine inhibits the body's ability to absorb iron from food.I have low levels of iron and have been unable to increase levels...
Thanks for an Interesting Chat
No, seriously, it really was a very interesting chat! At least for me.Thanks to the five chatters who visited our first chat using the upgraded chat room (no ads). Unfortunately, it didn't stop people from being dropped. I'm looking into that.We had three new chatters, two of whom are newly...
Delaware Area MS ChatFriday 8 January, 7:00 - 9:00 pmRecovering from the holidaysTo attend, just click HERE or click on the coffee cup in the right margin.This will be a lighter chat and open to anything people want or need to talk about. Newcomers are always welcome.If you want to...
Carole's MS blog
So do you think it's weird we drink milk from plastic bags?I like bag milk because I can freeze it and I always keep a couple of extras in the freezer. Saves trips to the store. Nothing more annoying than running out of milk during a snow storm....
Looks like all the hogs are predicting six more weeks of winter!...
Today I received a very nice email from Daily Writing Tips, asking if I would give them a plug and possibly post a link to their site. Well I did do that awhile ago but it can't hurt to do it again, especially since they are celebrating 1000...
Read here about scientists who have been able to turn mouse skin cells into neurons. Lets hope the same procedure works using human cells.And here's a rational article discussing the pro and cons of mammography. Myself I don't go for a mammogram every year and to be honest I...
Shame on you Hamilton and good on you Leafs. Read about how a disabled boy was denied access to a skating rink right here in my city!!I mean seriously, you can't accommodate a wheel chair on an ice rink? Hockey players weigh three times as much. Anyway, the kid scored...
A crazy sort of week has past and I'm glad. Just as my blog title says, MS is a roller coaster ride. Think that's why I'm avoiding my blog too. Living it is one thing, but writing about is getting harder. There it is in black and white and there's...
Blindbeard's Multiple Sclerosis Blog
I got this comment the other day in reference to my blog post http://http://blindbeardsmsblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-hate-puberty.html.Why do you need to be so critical, how about instead of venting your story off to the rest of the world you remember your own puberty and realize that she just might be embarrassed or scared?...
What an eventful last few days we have had. Being snowed in has brought us so much closer and made us remember just how much we love each other. Well, not so much. It's been more like fighting and seeing who is the Queen of the Wii and that only...
Who Needs Martha Stewart When You Have MS?
*Author's Note: I posted this one before, but after my last post I felt this one would be a good follow up. I know most of you -- if not all -- have read it, but it is still too true. The only difference is that I now have EVEN...
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Copaxone, "Leave no area uncovered!"Do you find yourself missing those maddeningly itchy mosquito bites in winter? Do you want to have so many lumps on your body that people think you sprouted more boobs? Are there still some areas on your refrigerator where you can see the fridge? Do you...
A comment I recently got started the crusty wheels in my head a' turning:"... I feel like I know you and your family (sugar bowl, princess etc.) Sort of like a familiar tv series that you get to know all the players."That made me think that maybe I should give...
And nobody is coming. There have been so many parties at my house, one would think we are a bunch of wild & crazy gals. Alas, we are not. We can't even pretend to be. But sometimes we like to think we are rockin' the place. Princess's PartyPrincess has been...
ScienceDaily: Multiple Sclerosis News
Modifying Neural Stem Cells Improves Their Therapeutic Efficacy
Stem cells isolated from the brain of adult mice (adult neural stem cells [aNSCs]) have shown very modest therapeutic effects in a mouse model of the chronic inflammatory neurodegenerative disease multiple sclerosis. But now, researchers have developed an approach to enhance the therapeutic effects of aNSCs in this model of...
Early protein processes crucial to formation and layering of myelin membrane
A set of protein processes required in the early-stage conversion of glucose into fatty acids are critical to the proper formation and layering of myelin membrane, according to researchers. Essential to the proper functioning of the nervous system, myelin sheaths surround the axons of neurons and provide insulating effects that...
Multiple sclerosis is more aggressive in children but slower to cause disability than in adults
Magnetic resonance images of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in childhood show that pediatric onset multiple sclerosis is more aggressive, and causes more brain lesions, than MS diagnosed in adulthood, researchers have reported....
Good news on multiple sclerosis and pregnancy
There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A new study shows that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more likely to have cesarean deliveries and babies with a poor prenatal growth rate than women who do not...
Men Leave: Separation And Divorce Far More Common When The Wife Is The Patient
A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played in so-called "partner abandonment." The study also found that...
How Aggressive Cells Invade The Brain: Real-time Observation Sheds New Light On Multiple Sclerosis
Real-time observation sheds new light on multiple sclerosis....