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December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

Gadolinium, an MRI Contrast Agent That Accumulates in Brain, May Contribute to MS

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Certain contrast agents used during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may accumulate in specific brain areas and contribute to disease duration and severity in patients with multiple ... Read more

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Key Myelin Protein, MBP, Seen to Break Down Differently in Brains of MS Patients

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Researchers monitoring the decomposition of an abundant brain protein, called myelin basic protein (MBP), discovered that this protein breaks down differently in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than ... Read more

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016

Lower Oxygen in Brain’s Gray Matter Linked to More Impairment in Mouse Study

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The less oxygen that a mouse with multiple sclerosis (MS) has in the gray matter of its brain, the more mental and physical deterioration it is likely to have, ... Read more

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016

Regular Exercise Found to Repair Damage to Neurons in Brains of Mice

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Voluntary running triggers a molecule called VGF, a nerve growth factor, that was seen to induce a brain repair mechanism in animals, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital ... Read more

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016

MS Lesions in Cerebellum Ably Predict Disability Levels and Disease Progression, Study Suggests

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Damage to the cerebellum in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is due more to the death of actual nerve cells than the destruction of white matter connections, a new study out ... Read more

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