Multiple Sclerosis

October 7-related stress increases multiple sclerosis symptoms - study

Conducted in the wake of the vicious October 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas, the study is among the few in the world to examine how extreme stressful events such as war affect MS progression.

 Multiple sclerosis nerve disorder and damaged myelin or MS autoimmune disease with healthy nerve with exposed fibre with scarrred cell sheath loss with 3D illustration elements.
 Christina Applegate speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International

Christina Applegate discusses multiple sclerosis: Everything you need to know about the disease

 This electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) shows round capsids—protein-encased genetic material—loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope.

Could being infected with this virus lead to Multiple Sclerosis?

Christina Applegate poses with her star during her Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony at Hollywood Walk Of Fame on November 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

How has multiple sclerosis affected Christina Applegate?


Training on treadmill with VR can help MS patients - study

About 100 MS patients aged 18 to 65 participated in the study.

 Israeli study finds that that training on a treadmill plus virtual reality helps improve walking, cognition and depression in relapsing-remitting MS patients, November 24, 2022.

Dealing with multiple sclerosis

Marking World MS day this week, what do we know about the terrible disease? How can it be managed and is there a possibility of developing a vaccine against it?

 Disruptions in the transmission of signals from the brain. Scanning electron microscope image of microglia cells (round) attacking nerve cells.

Renowned Israeli immunologist Michael Sela dies at 98

Past president of Weizmann, Israel Prize laureate Michael Sela co-invented multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.

 Michael Sela

'Kissing disease' among teens could trigger MS - study

Results show children and teens contracting mono between the ages of 11 and 19 have a significantly higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis as an adult.

A kissing couple

Multiple sclerosis: link with earlier infection just got stronger - study

Several types of infection during the teenage years are associated with MS after age 20, a recent study found.

A stem cell treatment developed by Hadassah-University Medical Center and NeuroGenesis has led to significant clinical improvements in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis.

Health Basket 2021: New drugs for MS, cancer, diabetes to be included

For the first time, chemo-integrated immunotherapy treatment was approved for patients with lung cancer.

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Hadassah stem cell treatment could help MS patients walk again

Not only is there no known cure, but people with progressive MS currently have few if any working treatments.

A magnified view of a CD34+ stem cell

Actor David Lander, famous for playing Squiggy, dies aged 73

The 'Laverne & Shirley' actor passed away after a longtime battle with multiple sclerosis.

Actors Michael McKean (L) and David Lander pose for photographers as she arrives for the annual Dinner of Champions hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society September 9 in Los Angeles.

86-year-old Copaxone creator has no intention of slowing down

When it comes to being excited by experiments, age is simply not a factor for 86-year-old Prof. Ruth Arnon, co-creator of multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.

Professor Ruth Arnon, who was awarded the 2020 OurCrowd Maimonides Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science, Leadership and Menschlichkeit at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit. February 13, 2020.

Selma Blair opens up about battle with multiple sclerosis

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the "Legally Blonde" star said she's been dealing with a host of strange ailments for nearly five years, before undergoing an MRI last summer and discovering the autoimmune disease.

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