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News Briefs | 2 Mar 2015

MS Research Roundup: March 2, 2015

Second PML Case With Fingolimod; Canadian Mesenchymal Stem Cell Trial Set to Go; Charcot Winner: Giancarlo Comi; #GOOB Art; Private Science Funding

Cynthia McKelvey and Carol Cruzan Morton
Items of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers from around the Web...
Clinical Research, People
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News Briefs | 18 Feb 2015

MS Research Roundup: February 18, 2015

Carbon Nanoparticles for MS; #HackMS Stands for Big Data and More; Restoring Myelin in Irradiated Brains; Lemon Verbena for MS Tea Time

Carol Cruzan Morton and Cynthia McKelvey
Items of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers from around the Web...
Clinical Research, Drug Development, Laboratory Research
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News Briefs | 12 Feb 2015

Low CD8+ T Cell Counts Found With Dimethyl Fumarate

A recent study found that patients taking dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) had low counts of CD8+ T cells, though their overall levels of lymphocytes were within the normal range. The findings suggest that physicians may want to monitor specific lymphocyte levels in addition to doing full blood cell counts.

Cynthia McKelvey
In November 2014, Biogen Idec confirmed its first case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rare brain infection, in...
Clinical Research
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News Synthesis | 12 Feb 2015

Top 8 MS Research Advances of 2014

Eight top papers showcase scientific progress in multiple sclerosis research in 2014

Carol Cruzan Morton and Cynthia McKelvey
A new year is a fine reason to gaze back on the accomplishments of...
Clinical Research, Drug Development, Laboratory Research
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News Briefs | 11 Feb 2015

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in MS: Third Study Reports Positive Results

Researchers in Italy released results from a randomized, controlled, multicenter phase 2 trial of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Their regimen led to significant reduction in T2-weighted lesions and annualized relapse rate.

Cynthia McKelvey
The battle of the conditioning regimens rages on as yet another article boasting successful results from...
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