interesting research that could have MS implications....

Discovery could lead to the prevention, and possibly treatment of autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes

February 23, 2005 - Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have identified a way to prevent Type I diabetes in rats that are genetically prone to develop the disease.

The discovery could one day lead to the prevention, and possibly to the treatment, of autoimmune diseases ...

Dear all,

My favourite topic again - neuro-protection. This to me offers the best chance of reducing the risk of, or severity of, disability. However, I suspect that it doesn't offer drugs companies the sorts of returns they can get from the drugs which work (partly) on reducing attacks from the immune system.

It's interesting to see that Copaxone is being trialled with NAC to see whether the two together can offer neuro protection. Dr ...

Leading from Deb and Wesley's posts on this thread:

http://www.thisisms.com/modules.php?nam ... opic&t=916

comes the question: If you know, were you a premature baby?

Have we seen this? I've seen something similar before regarding stress on infants, but not exactly on point with MS like this.

Deb

I just ran across this article on the NMSS site and thought that others here would be interested.

Here is a link to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and their National MS Education and Awareness Month, which is March. I haven't seen it mentioned on ThisIsMS.com.

http://www.msfocus.org/programs_events/prog_edumth.html

You might find some interesting things around their website.

Wesley

Hello All,

I just ran across this website when I was researching some symptoms I have been having over the past few months. I will give a bit of history first...

I was DX'ed in Nov 2003 with RRMS after a pretty large attack that saw all my limbs and torso go numb. Most of the numbness has subsided but I still have alot of issues with my hands (Really makes typing difficult).

After getting ...

Dear all,

I'd be grateful for your thoughts on the following questions:



(i) Tysabri data refers to a 67% reduction in cinical relapses. However, I have seen elsewhere that attacks occur more frequently than originally thought (remitting phase is a misnomer) - the sufferer may only notice one in ten i.e. experience a new symptom / return of old symptom etc. This can be shown by regular MRIs. Does the Tysabri data only relate to ...

Everyone knows that I'm famous for asking the hard questions and pushing for the rights of MSers in many areas, and everyone is aware of the research I found and have submitted to many researchers for their comments on it.

Here is the "fight" I have been up against, and which I have decided to let them "win". But believe me, I didn't exit the arena without leaving them with one thought: That I only ...

Some of this is way beyond my comprehension, but it looks interesting. I like that they propose a reason for - and the implications of - the loss of positive charge in myelin that other researchers discovered and published last year.


Molecules affecting myelin stability: A novel hypothesis regarding the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

Mastronardi FG, Moscarello MA.

Structural Biochemistry and Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In this Mini-Review we present ...