microbiome

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017

Vegetable-rich Diet Promotes Bacteria That Fights Inflammation in MS, Study Shows

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A diet rich in vegetables and low in protein reduced inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients by modulating the gut microbiome and promoting bacteria that helps ... Read more

October 25, 2017October 26, 2017

#MSParis2017 – Researchers Suggest Propionic Acid Could Be Used as Add-on Treatment in MS

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Propionic acid supplements alter the composition and behavior of immune cells in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients — likely by changing the composition of gut bacteria, according ... Read more

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

Specific Gut Bacteria May Drive Progression of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Finds

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Specific gut bacteria may drive the progression of multiple sclerosis, according to a study showing that two bacterial species made the disease worse in a mouse ... Read more

August 11, 2017September 4, 2017

University of California at San Francisco Recruiting MS Patients for Gut Bacteria Study

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University of California medical school researchers are looking for multiple sclerosis patients who want to participate in an international study of the bacteria that live in ... Read more

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017

#CMSC17 – Ocrevus, Progressive MS and Other Research Highlights: An Interview with CMSC’s Robert Lisak

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The recent annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) brought researchers and healthcare professionals to New Orleans to discuss advances — and obstacles to advances ... Read more

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Exposure to Antibiotics Early in Life May Increase Risk for MS and Other Inflammatory Diseases, Study Suggests

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The use of antibiotics in childhood, which alters the microbiome — or natural bacteria flora in the gut — may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), ... Read more

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

#ACTRIMS2017 – Gut Microbiome Gains Researchers’ Interest as Possible MS Therapy

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The role of the microbiome and its association with multiple sclerosis was the topic of several sessions and papers at the Americas Committee for Treatment and ... Read more

July 25, 2016July 25, 2016

Gut Bacteria and Multiple Sclerosis: What We Already Know, and What We’ve Still to Learn

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Gut bacteria and health have been topics of considerable scientific speculation in recent years, and the field of multiple sclerosis (MS) research is no exception. But what ... Read more

June 2, 2016June 2, 2016

#CMSC16 – Lifestyle Factors and Unconventional Medicine in MS Care

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A symposium focused on lifestyle factors and unconventional medicine as part of the clinical care provided to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) took place today at the 2016 ... Read more

May 18, 2015May 25, 2015

Gut Bacteria: Key to MS?

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There has been a great deal of recent interest in the connection between nervous system function and the complex bacteria that are found in the gastrointestinal ... Read more

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