Wednesday, December 06, 2006

MS news

Summaries of MS news from websites around the world.
Researchers find extensive repair of myelin in brains of some people with MS

source: US National MS Society

A study by an international team of collaborators, funded in part by the US National MS Society, suggests that a substantial amount of natural repair can occur to the myelin coating that insulates and protects nerve fibers in the brain and which is damaged by immune forces in people with MS.

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Esclerosis Multiple Argentina 20th anniversary

source: Argentine MS Society

This month the MS Society in Argentina, the Esclerosis Multiple Argentina (EMA), is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

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US National MS Society-supported investigators uncover clue to MS relapses

source: US National MS Society

US researchers at Stanford University have uncovered evidence they believe may explain the role of a protein in the repeated relapses of symptoms experienced by many people with multiple sclerosis, in which the immune system attacks the body’s own brain and spinal cord tissues.

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