More research is necessary to understand cerebral oxygen consumption as a predictive biomarker for brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis (MS); however, this study found that mitochondrial dysfunction ...

Some research suggests that people with multiple sclerosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis. An increased risk hasn’t been established, and we don’t know how MS might increase the risk. Having ...

Let’s jump in: Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. The condition occurs when your immune system does not recognize myelin, the fatty white layer coating ...

Synaptic injury in the IPL of the retina is linked to MS progression, with IPL thickness as a potential biomarker. Hypoxia in MS patients exacerbates inflammation and mitochondrial damage, ...

Dr. Alexander Gow of Wayne State University has received a grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to explore the early roots of Multiple Sclerosis before symptoms become apparent by ...

Although multiple sclerosis (MS) affects millions of people worldwide, severely impacting their lives, to this day it remains unclear exactly what causes it, and there is currently no cure. What is ...

The body’s immune system is a beautiful and complex defense system designed to protect us from infections. In the case of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune conditions, however, these defenses ...

An estimated 2.8 million people worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS). This autoimmune condition is the result of the immune system damaging parts of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, which ...