En Estados Unidos, aproximadamente 350.000 personas padecen Esclerosis Múltiple (EM), una afección que ataca el sistema nervioso central, el cual está compuesto por el cerebro, los nervios ópticos y la médula espinal. Es por esta razón que la EM afecta la visión, la audición, la memoria, el equilibrio, el habla y la movilidad de sus […]
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A new study has linked obesity in girls with greater chances of developing multiple sclerosis or another similar MS illness. Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Children’s health study reviewed body mass index (BMI) data from more than 900,000 children and found that 75 individuals in the group, between the ages of 2 and […]
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A new study using nanotechnology has shown promising results for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The nanoparticles work to trick the immune system and help alleviate the symptoms of MS for up to one year for each injection. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder where the a person’s own immune system attacks myelin, the protective coating on […]
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There are as many as seventy five thousand Canadians who are currently suffering from multiple sclerosis. This disease is very prevalent and Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis of developed countries. These Canadians have been eagerly waiting for this six million dollar trial to begin. The study in Canada will be […]
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An experimental pharmaceutical used to treat multiple sclerosis has shown a significant ability to reduce relapse rates, a new clinical trial has found. The drug, known as BG-12, has also been shown to cut the number of brain lesions in MS patients. In the clinical trial, BG-12 cut MS relapse rates by up to 30 […]
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