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source: US National MS Society
The US National MS Society has recently made the Summer/Fall 2007 edition of Research Highlights, their newsletter of research progress, available on their website.
source: UK MS Society
Authors of an article published in this week's edition of The Lancet medical journal claim a recent study has shown that early treatment with beta interferon reduced the risk for progression of disability by 40 percent.
source: US National MS Society
In a study just published, researchers have shown for the first time that early treatment can slow the rate at which disability progresses in individuals who have had a first event suggestive of multiple sclerosis but who have not yet been diagnosed with definite MS.
Research News
| Summaries of all the latest research findings on MS selected by a team based at the Institute of Neurology, London. |
The authors, using two recently introduced MRI techniques, evaluated spinal cord lesions during acute relapses in people with MS. They found that these measures help to clarify the underlying pathology of the spinal cord and correlate with acute disability.
authors: Ciccarelli O, Wheeler-Kingshott CA, McLean MA, Cercignani M, Wimpey K, Miller DH, Thompson AJ.
source: Brain. 2007 Aug;130(Pt 8):2220-31
The authors, using a new MRI technique, looked at spinal cord lesions of rats affected by the animal form of MS. They found that this technique was very effective in detecting neuronal damage distant from inflammation sites.
authors: DeBoy CA, Zhang J, Dike S, Shats I, Jones M, Reich DS, Mori S, Nguyen T, Rothstein B, Miller RH, Griffin JT, Kerr DA, Calabresi PA.
source: Brain. 2007 Aug;130(Pt 8):2199-210.
The authors reviewed the role of mitochondria, little cell components aimed at producing energy, in different pathologic processes underlying MS, from inflammation to nerve degeneration.
authors: Kalman B, Laitinen K, Komoly S.
source: J Neuroimmunol. 2007 Aug;188(1-2):1-12.
The authors looked at the effect of a cough suppressant in reducing uncontrollable outbursts of laughing and crying in people with MS. They found it to be safe and effective in reducing this symptom.
authors: Miller A, Panitch H.
source: J Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug 15;259(1-2):67-73.
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