Multiple sclerosis

Psychoactive substances are commonly used by people with multiple sclerosis (MS )and may ease some symptoms while worsening others, a study suggests. MS is a long-term condition affecting the brain and spinal cord that can cause fatigue, pain, mobility issues and other symptoms. Psychoactive substances are drugs or products that affect the brain [...]

An AI partnership aims to find blood-based RNA patterns that could support earlier MS diagnosis and track disease progression. Decode Health and Circular Genomics will work together to analyse circular RNA, stable genetic molecules that may signal disease activity. The companies hope the approach could help doctors diagnose multiple sclerosis earlier and monitor how the [...]

The FDA has approved Ocrevus for children aged 10 and older in the US with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). In a clinical trial, the infusion therapy significantly reduced relapses and new or enlarging lesions in paediatric patients. As the second treatment approved for children and adolescents with relapsing-remitting MS, it offers a new option for patients, [...]

A woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) is swimming 24 miles to raise money for the therapy centre that has supported her for the last 15 years. Jayne Charles from Bilston will be taking on the challenge over 40 swims to fundraise for the Wolverhampton MS Therapy Centre, which marks its 40th anniversary this year. The [...]

Almost half, 48 per cent, of people with multiple sclerosis have been challenged for using accessible facilities such as disabled toilets, with some being shouted at, harassed or spat on, a survey has found. More than 150,000 people in the UK live with the autoimmune disease, which affects the brain and spinal cord and is [...]

People with type 2 diabetes face higher MS risk, with a review finding they are nearly 60 per cent more likely to develop the condition. The analysis did not, however, find clear evidence that MS increases the likelihood of developing diabetes. MS, or multiple sclerosis, happens when the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath, [...]

Frame running could help people who have lost mobility and balance return to high-intensity exercise, with research pointing to benefits for those with MS. Researchers at Queen Margaret University say the growing sport is proving life-changing for disabled people, particularly those living with multiple sclerosis, or MS. The sport uses a three-wheeled, pedal-less [...]

Roche has received CE mark approval for an MS blood test to help monitor nerve damage linked to inflammation in adults with relapsing remitting MS. The Elecsys Neurofilament Light Chain, or NfL, test measures a protein released when nerve cells are injured. It is designed to reflect neuroinflammation, or inflammation in the nervous system, in [...]

An MS patient is campaigning for a carer hospital access law to help disabled patients receive extra support in hospital. Nina Parry, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said some people with disabilities worried they would not be able to have their carers at their side if they were admitted to hospital. Currently, carers can make themselves [...]

Having glandular fever, also known as infectious mononucleosiss on mono, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus is associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a recent study. The Epstein-Barr virus is a herpes virus that is extremely common but causes no symptoms in most people. However, when a person contracts the [...]