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 | Research: Familial Risk of Multiple Sclerosis |
 This new study examines the relative risk of a multiple sclerosis diagnosis for direct family members using a Danish MS population of over 8000 people followed for nearly 30 years. In short, they discovered that first-degree relatives had a 7-times greater risk of developing MS versus the general population. Numbers-wise, the risk for first-degree members was 2.5% irrespective of gender, in addition to a general risk of .5% for women and .3% for men.
In a very interesting corollary to the study, they discovered that spouses of MS'ers did *not* experience a higher risk of MS-- which clearly questions the role of environmental factors in developing MS during adulthood.
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Posted by Administrator on Monday, August 29 @ 05:41:11 EDT (2257 reads)
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| Research: Birth Order has no Effect on MS Risk |
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As is painfully obvious to us all, researchers have yet to discover just how multiple sclerosis begins in a given individual. The current theories include both environmental and genetic factors as predisposing a person to developing MS. Small studies in the recent past have shown that those MS'ers with early birth order positions (e.g., the first child), have a higher risk of developing MS than their younger siblings.
This gave rise to the the so-called "hygiene hypothesis", wherein younger siblings would be exposed to more illnesses as a child (via their older siblings) and as a result of this more robust immune system 'training,' have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis. In other words, these findings supported the role of environmental factors over genetic factors when determining the risk of developing MS.
This new study tested these preliminary findings with a very large data set, looking at nearly 11,000 MS'ers and their 26,000 healthy siblings. The results: Exactly the opposite of what the small studies found-- they conclude that birth order has no link with MS risk. They in fact discovered that for large groups of siblings, the youngest siblings might actually have a higher risk of developing MS.
There are two major takeaways here, one general and one specific:
1) Small studies can provide misleading results, and this can often only be determined by running a much larger experiment
2) According to the researchers, "The data presented here cast no doubt on the importance of environmental factors to MS risk, and suggest that environmental risks for MS must be accounted for by factors that do not affect birth-order position.”
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Posted by Administrator on Monday, August 22 @ 02:58:24 EDT (1516 reads)
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| Research: Vitamin D Cuts MS (and Rheumatoid Arthritis) Risk by 40% |
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This is a remarkable study that shows how a simple multi-vitamin slashes MS risk by FORTY percent! One naturally wonders what happens if you take Vitamin D *after* diagnosis...
Some highlights:
"A Harvard study shows that women can reduce their risk of multiple sclerosis by 40 per cent simply by consuming the recommended daily dose of Vitamin D.
Researchers found that the risk of developing MS was lower both for those whose vitamin D intake came from supplements only and for those whose intake from both supplements and food. Those whose intake of vitamin D was from food only did not show any lesser risk of developing MS.
"Other research has shown that giving vitamin D to mice with an autoimmune disease used as a model of MS can prevent or slow the course of the disease. Studies have also shown that people with MS tend to have insufficient levels of vitamin D, and that periods of low vitamin D occur before times of high disease activity, and periods of high vitamin D precede times of low disease activity. "
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Posted by Administrator on Monday, January 12 @ 18:41:49 EST (2667 reads)
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