In multiple sclerosis (MS), a person's immune system attacks the protective covering (myelin sheath) of nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). MS disease-modifying ...

Mikael Simons, MD, a neurologist and researcher at Technical University Munich and the Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases ...

Medications are the mainstay of treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Many of them are used to block the immune system's attack on the nerves and slow or prevent progression and relapses (flare-ups) ...

Researchers have made more advancements in multiple sclerosis in the last five years than in the previous 70 years. Knowing ...

Multiple Sclerosis Appears to Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease Aug. 23, 2024 — A collaborative investigation among experts in Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) finds evidence ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The immune system inflames the myelin that encases the nerve fibers, the cells that make the myelin, and the nerve ...

The menopausal transition may represent an inflection point for worsening of multiple sclerosis (MS) in women.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, impacting 2.8 million ...

MS patients have significantly worse sleep quality than healthy people, despite similar sleep quantity, per a new review of ...

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the ...