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News story about CCSVI and the upcoming clinical trial recruiting in New York.

Scientists at the University of Leeds have developed a hand-held device that they claim can test for serious conditions including multiple sclerosis (MS), using a tiny sample of blood or urine.

A protein that helps dampen the immune response is more abundant in the spinal fluid of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting that the protein, called TREM-2, may be a contributor to the condition. The study was published in the Journal Brain this month.

A new report looking at the effect of Scotland’s damp and cloudy climate on health highlights vitamin D deficiency as playing a role in a number of conditions – including MS.

Results from a new study investigating the benefits of Sativex in neuropathic pain in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have shown it gave long-term pain relief.

Positive results from small study assessing the safety of LDN

A report from Biogen Idec has confirmed two further cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the EU.

Research published in Nature Neuroscience (June 29, 2008, electronic publication ahead of print) has shown that adult stem cells in mice that are developing into nerve cells can be redirected to turn into myelin-making cells by changing a single gene. This type of research may some day help repair the damage to myelin which occurs in multiple sclerosis (MS).

The MS Society has approved funding of approximately £4.5 million for new research projects ranging from clinical trials, to projects investigating better therapies, symptom relief and the cause and care of multiple sclerosis (MS).

small study shows caffeine could help prevent MS