Because the findings contradict earlier studies, additional research is needed to determine whether a true link exists
between multiple sclerosis and cancer.
In particular, there was an association
between multiple sclerosis and an increase in gut bacteria that have been linked to inflammation and a decrease in gut bacteria that are considered anti-inflammatory.
Research in the journal Biological Psychiatry finds a potential physiological connection
between multiple sclerosis and depression.
Not exact matches
The molecule that shuttles proteins
between the nucleus and cytoplasm, XPO1 (also called CRM1,) has been implicated in
multiple sclerosis and a number of other diseases.
Gout and
multiple sclerosis (MS) may seem worlds apart, but researchers may have found a beneficial connection
between the two disorders.
We also observed some similarities
between our findings and other emerging gut microbiota studies in
multiple sclerosis; whether these indicate a «gut signature» of
multiple sclerosis or of broader autoimmune disease remains to be determined,» said Professor Helen Tremlett, lead author of the European Journal of Neurology study.
Now a research team at Nottingham has found a way to use clinical MRI to distinguish
between MS lesions and other brain white spots which are found in MS.. The study is published in the
Multiple Sclerosis Journal.
They are encouraged by structural similarities
between dimethyl itaconate and dimethyl fumarate, the active ingredient in an FDA - approved
multiple sclerosis drug.
Multiple sclerosis on the other hand is more likely in younger adults, affecting
between 2 and 150 people per 100,000.
Today, researchers assume that autoimmune diseases like
multiple sclerosis are caused by an imbalance
between weakened regulatory and pro-inflammatory autoimmune mechanisms.
«Working memory mediates the relationship
between intellectual enrichment and long - term memory in
multiple sclerosis: An exploratory analysis of cognitive reserve» was published online ahead of print by the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society on July 14.
«Working memory mediates the relationship
between intellectual enrichment and long - term memory in
multiple sclerosis: An exploratory analysis of cognitive reserve» (doi: 10.1017 / S1355617714000630) was published online ahead of print by the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society on July 14.
The research team combined two complementary brain imaging techniques to study the relationship
between hippocampal immune response, functional connections, and depressive symptoms in 13 patients with
multiple sclerosis and 22 healthy control subjects.
«We are currently working to identify the relationship
between the circadian clock, metabolism and the immune system, so that one day we could develop therapies to treat diseases influenced by circadian clock disruption — including not only obesity and diabetes, but also potentially
multiple sclerosis and even Alzheimer's disease.»
And the chances of misdiagnosis with the tests is slim also, with a 100 percent accuracy rate in detecting the differences
between Alzheimer's and MCI, MS (
Multiple Sclerosis), and breast cancer, and a 98 percent detection rate for early Parkinson's.
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and
between the brain and body.
Bing Yao, PhD, has been awarded a $ 560,000 grant from the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society to study the association
between cognitive fatigue and brain iron concentration, as estimated by MRI susceptibility contrast imaging.
A small pilot study indicated that the same communications channels might be used to send messages
between the brain and the peripheral immune system in patients with
multiple sclerosis.
The National
Multiple Sclerosis Society awarded a $ 560,000 grant to Dr. Yao of the Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center at Kessler Foundation, to study the relationship
between brain iron concentration and fatigue symptoms in MS.
, has been awarded a $ 560,000 grant from the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society to study the association
between cognitive fatigue and brain iron concentration, as estimated by MRI susceptibility contrast imaging.
By revealing the molecular mechanisms that control neuroinflammation, these findings add a new layer of complexity to our understanding of
multiple sclerosis and support the growing appreciation of the significance of the crosstalk
between the peripheral immune system and the brain.
Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Kessler Foundation researchers have shown differential brain activation patterns
between people with
multiple sclerosis (MS) and healthy controls.
New research suggests a link
between bacteria in your gut, influenced by what you eat, and brain inflammation, including in neurodegenerative diseases like
multiple sclerosis.
Scientists are still exploring what appears to be an important connection
between vitamin D levels and
multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) usually occurs
between the ages of 20 and 50, affecting at least twice as many women as men.
The same researchers — from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston — have also studied the crosstalk
between brain cells and immune cells, which could help us create better therapies for autoimmune diseases like
multiple sclerosis in the future.
Another autoimmune disease,
multiple sclerosis (MS) occurs when the immune system attacks the body's own nerve cells and disrupts communication
between the brain and the rest of the body.
In rodents, ketogenic diets reduce reactive oxygen species in the brain34 and reduce central inflammation and reactive oxygen species in a model of
multiple sclerosis.35 Two clinical papers have found that ketogenic diet feeding of 12 weeks to 6 months reduced signs of liver inflammation in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (in addition to improving various other physiological and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately, basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences
between mice and humans in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.38
And so, this conversation
between our gut and our brain is very profound and has a huge impact on things like
multiple sclerosis or dementia, Alzheimer's, or even things like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders.
Additionally women are also 2x more likely to be diagnosed with MS.
Multiple Sclerosis is most often diagnosed in individuals
between the ages of 20 and 40.
Other studies are examining the role of vitamin D in muscle function, the link
between vitamin D deficiency and chronic pain, and the link
between low vitamin D status and
multiple sclerosis.
As the Books for a Better Life website states, there is a clear connection
between self - help books and MS: «Living with a chronic, unpredictable illness and overcoming life's challenges go hand - in - hand with a diagnosis of
multiple sclerosis.»
Scientists investigated humans with canine distemper virus to see if there was a connection
between distemper and the development of
multiple sclerosis (MS), but they did not find one.
Instead, both lower courts appeared to disregard the fact that the situation
between the parties had not changed at all since 2003 when the separation agreement and resulting court order were made: At that time, the wife was already suffering from
multiple sclerosis, and was not expected to look for employment outside the home.
Is the association
between health - related quality of life and fatigue mediated by depression in patients with
multiple sclerosis?