Tag: Multiple sclerosis
Breakthrough in MS treatment
In separate clinical trials, a drug called ocrelizumab has been shown to reduce new attacks in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), and...
Link between gut bacteria, MS discovered
If asked to list problems that bad gut bacteria can cause, most would likely name digestive issues: constipation, excessive gas, or diarrhea.
Researchers are now...
MS breakthrough: Replacing diseased immune system halts progression, allows repair
A clinical trial published in The Lancet, a top medical journal, shows that an intensive procedure that completely wipes out the immune system and...
Human amyloid-beta acts as natural antibiotic in the brain: Alzheimer’s-associated amyloid...
β-amyloid fibrils propagate from yeast surfaces and capture Candida albicans in culture medium.Credit: D.K.V. Kumar et al. / Science Translational Medicine (2016)
A new...
More complete genetic map of scleroderma disease makes more effective medications...
Complete genetic map of scleroderma.Credit: Image courtesy of University of Granada
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that affects one out of every 10,000 people in...