New imaging technique could promote early detection of multiple sclerosis EurekAlert! Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:08 AM PDT Researchers from Purdue University have studied and recorded how myelin degrades real-time in live mice using a new imaging technique. Myelin is the fatty sheath coating the axons, or nerve cells, that insulate and aid in efficient nerve fiber conduction. In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, the myelin sheath has been found to degrade.

Calcium ions may play key role in MS New Kerala Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:26 AM PDT WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 27: U.S. medical researchers have determined calcium ions might play a key role in multiple sclerosis by activating enzymes that degrade myelin sheaths.

New insight into the mechanism by which glial cells recognize and myelinate axons News-Medical-Net Wed, 27 Jun 2007 4:04 AM PDT In a host of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and several neuropathies, the protective covering surrounding the nerves - an insulating material called myelin - is damaged.

Mutliple Sclerosis - AnaSpec Introduces New Anti-MOG (35-55) Antibody Medical News Today Wed, 27 Jun 2007 1:08 AM PDT Leveraging its portfolio of MOG (35-55) and other multiple sclerosis (MS) experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)-related peptides, AnaSpec has introduced its new Rabbit Anti-MOG (35-55) antibody. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is expressed exclusively in central nervous system myelin. [click link for full article]

Scarring of nerves The Star Online Tue, 26 Jun 2007 4:53 PM PDT Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system, and can cause problems with vision, muscle control and mental functions, among others.

Cleanliness may be tied to diabetes in children Rocky Mountain News Wed, 27 Jun 2007 0:23 AM PDT A new study finding Type I diabetes on the rise in children has the study's author mulling that kids might be too clean for their own good.

RCMP to question man who took ill wife to commit suicide overseas CBC Wed, 27 Jun 2007 6:02 AM PDT The RCMP are investigating the case of a Nova Scotia man who took his wife to an assisted-suicide clinic in Switzerland where she died.

Bike teams fight MS Richmond.com Tue, 26 Jun 2007 3:07 PM PDT Richmond.com Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Fifteen employees and family members associated with the Richmond Health Systems participated in the 2007 Virginia Credit Union Ride MS 150 in Richmond.

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. To Present at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, June ...
RedNova Tue, 26 Jun 2007 5:32 PM PDT
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABPI) will present at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, June 27 at 9:40 AM/ET. Dr. Frank E.