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February 4, 2016February 4, 2016

RRMS Drug Works by Shifting Anti-Inflammatory Immune Profile, Study Shows

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Researchers have found that changes in the composition of immune molecules — specifically, a shift to more anti-inflammatory cytokines and regulatory T-cells (Tregs) — likely account for ... Read more

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016

New MS Treatments May Come from Study of Immune System Protein

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Researchers have discovered a protein regulator that leads to autoimmune inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, a possibly important discovery because potential therapeutic targets for diseases like ... Read more

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016

Tecfidera Seen to Alter Anti-Inflammatory Profile in Immune Cells

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Delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) was recently approved for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), although the mechanisms by which the drug exerts its action were not fully ... Read more

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016

Vitamin D’s Influence on MS Target of New Study

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A team of researchers recently discovered two novel multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated genes that are regulated by vitamin D levels. The study, titled “The multiple sclerosis susceptibility ... Read more

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016

Potential MS Treatment Targeting CD3 Receptor Moving into Development

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Tiziana Life Sciences, plc, a biotechnology company specializing in drugs to treat immunological and oncological diseases, recently announced its intent to further develop foralumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody ... Read more

November 4, 2015November 5, 2015

New Multiple Sclerosis Study Reveals Protein’s Role in Disease Activation

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In a new study entitled “Transcription factor Nr4a1 couples sympathetic and inflammatory cues in CNS-recruited macrophages to limit neuroinflammation,” a team of scientists discovered the mechanism ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 25, 2015

Autoimmune Flare-Ups in Multiple Sclerosis May Be Influenced by Dietary Fat

Results from a recent study published in the journal Immunity indicate that dietary fat has an influence in the duration and severity of autoimmune flare-ups in a ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Autoimmune Flare-Ups in Multiple Sclerosis May Be Influenced by Dietary Fat

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Results from a recent study published in the journal Immunity indicate that dietary fat has an influence in the duration and severity of autoimmune flare-ups in a ... Read more

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015

Study Identifies Blood Coagulation Protein Fibrinogen as Cause of Brain Autoimmunity

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Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes have shown in a new study that fibrinogen, an important blood coagulation protein, can induce an autoimmune response in the central ... Read more

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015

Melatonin Levels Positively Correlate With Fewer MS Flare-Ups, According to Study

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Melatonin, the same hormone that helps people fall asleep by regulating the body’s internal clock, may be helpful in treating multiple sclerosis, according to a study ... Read more

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