MS Now Striking Women Much More Often Than Men HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Although women have typically been much more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis than men, that gap has widened significantly in the past 60 years, new research shows.

Deactivating Protein May Protect Nerve Fibers In MS Medical News Today Sat, 28 Apr 2007 7:04 AM PDT Oregon Health & Science University neuroscientists are eyeing a protein as a potential therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis because de-activating it protects nerve fibers from damage. [click link for full article]

Landmark Papers On Pediatric MS Research And Care Medical News Today Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:04 PM PDT 'Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders' has just been published by the International Pediatric MS Study Group as a supplement to the journal Neurology. [click link for full article]

Biogen Idec launches nurse services programme for MS treatment PharmaBiz Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:49 PM PDT Biogen Idec announced the national launch of the new Avonex (Interferon beta-1a) Nurse Services programme which is designed to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) as they begin and continue treatment with Avonex, the most prescribed treatment for relapsing forms of MS worldwide.

Friday Health Headlines KDKA Pittsburgh Fri, 27 Apr 2007 1:40 PM PDT In health headlines today: new information that could affect you and your family including things you should know about diabetes, childhood asthma, prostate cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Clinical Trials Update: April 27, 2007 HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:02 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

MS Increasingly a Woman's Disease MedicineNet.com Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:28 PM PDT Title: MS Increasingly a Woman's Disease Category: Health News Created: 4/27/2007 Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2007

Many MS Patients Miss Out on Effective Drugs MedicineNet.com Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:30 PM PDT Title: Many MS Patients Miss Out on Effective Drugs Category: Health News Created: 4/27/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2007

New Understanding Of Schizophrenia Could Lead To New Treatment Approaches Medical News Today Sat, 28 Apr 2007 9:04 AM PDT New research helps bridge an important gap in understanding schizophrenia, providing the best evidence to date that defects in the brain's white matter are a key contributor to the disease, which affects about 1 percent of people worldwide. [click link for full article]

Funding Will Support Critical Understanding Of Brain Development And Demyelinating Diseases
Medical News Today Sat, 28 Apr 2007 4:04 AM PDT
A team of researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research ("Burnham") has been awarded $7.39 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The funding will support a five-year, multi-project study entitled "Neuron-Glia Communication in Development."Glial cells are at the center of most functions of the nervous system. ...