STANFORD / Breakthrough in multiple sclerosis research / Scientists detect protein that may be key to the disease San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 14 Jun 2007 3:48 AM PDT Stanford researchers reported new findings Wednesday that they say bring them closer to understanding what causes multiple sclerosis. In the report published in the online version of the journal Nature, the researchers implicated a protein that they...

Eye Protein Could Shield Against MS HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:01 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- A naturally occurring protein called alphaB-crystallin may help protect against multiple sclerosis-related nerve cell damage and symptoms, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California.

Sugar supplement may treat immune disease New Scientist Thu, 14 Jun 2007 6:07 AM PDT A form of sugar commonly used to treat osteoarthritis could help treat autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis

Transplant patient copes with Internet snafus in China Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Thu, 14 Jun 2007 5:55 AM PDT Ed itor?s note: Since February, The News-Sentinel has been following the story of Fort Wayne resident Mikey Riley, 20, who has an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis. His U.S. doctors recommended an adult stem cell transplant, but his insurance company denied coverage. In May, Riley, accompanied by his mother, traveled to Shenyang, China, to undergo treatment.

Jab offers new hope to MS sufferers Daily Mail Thu, 14 Jun 2007 3:53 AM PDT A protein in the eye could hold the key to combating multiple sclerosis, researchers say. Experts have discovered the substance can ease the symptoms of the disease - in which the immune system attacks the body - and even cure paralysis

MS Treatment May Lie in the Eye WebMD Wed, 13 Jun 2007 2:50 PM PDT A protein called CRYAB, found in the eye, may help treat multiple sclerosis, according to lab tests on mice; findings published online in Nature.

Eye Protein Could Shield Against MS KOLD News 13 Tuscon Wed, 13 Jun 2007 2:45 PM PDT WEDNESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- A naturally occurring protein called alphaB-crystallin may help protect against multiple sclerosis-related nerve cell damage and symptoms, say...

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