multiple sclerosis

A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, says an Oxford University study.

Breastfeeding offers no protection against relapses of multiple sclerosis (MS), a study shows.

(MedPage Today) -- A potential new experimental model for multiple sclerosis, as well as support for a viral origin of the disease, appears to have emerged spontaneously among macaque monkeys in a research colony.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Canadian researchers have found that maternal multiple sclerosis is generally not associated with adverse delivery outcomes or risk to their offspring.

Full findings now appear in Annals of Neurology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Neurological Association.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Her first pregnancy brought Dianna Fiore Radoslovich a break from the weakness and pain of her multiple sclerosis....

Having a history of mononucleosis and low levels of sun exposure appear to be risk factors for multiple sclerosis.

The experimental oral multiple sclerosis (MS) drug laquinimod delayed disease progression, reduced relapse rates, and was safe and well tolerated by patients in a two-year study.

Higher vitamin D levels and exposure to sunlight appear to be independently protective against multiple sclerosis, a progressive autoimmune disease that affects around 400,000 Americans.

Scientists have identified a way of prompting nerve system repair in multiple sclerosis.

A motion of no confidence in the leadership of a multiple sclerosis (MS) charity brought by opponents of plans to close respite care centres fails.