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Old Drug Performs New Trick

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In what may be the first demonstration of myelin repair in people with multiple sclerosis, an old antihistamine shows modest improvement in the function of chronically demyelinated optic nerves.
Thanks in part to a close collaboration between a scientist and a physician, the prospect of...
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Episode 72 with Mr. Nathaniel Lizak on the MS disease course

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A fundamental question for people with MS is: What will happen to me? A new study finds a highly variable disease trajectory in people with moderate and advanced MS. The past doesn't seem to predict the future. It adds up to hope that outcomes can be improved, no matter what stage of disease, says medical student Nathaniel Lizak on his preliminary findings.

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MS Research Roundup: 27 February 2016

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FDA Fast-Tracks PPMS Drug Review; Molecular Target Runs Out of Air; Happy Accidents in the Lab; New Twist on Patient-Powered Research
Items of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers from around the Web...
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Podcasts discuss new MS treatment strategy

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No cure yet exists for MS, but a new therapeutic strategy may help extend brain health, delay progressive disease, and reduce future disability. That’s the assertion of a new report released at the October 2015 ECTRIMS meeting in Barcelona.

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PodBlog: B-Cell Double Header

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In episodes 56 and 57 of the MS Discovery podcast, Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCH, PhD, and Timothy Vollmer, MD, discuss the first large-scale study of a drug showing some benefits in a progressive form of multiple sclerosis. The story goes back decades, as Stephen Hauser, MD, recently explained.
A former beauty queen made a big impression on Stephen Hauser, MD, when he was...
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MS Research Roundup: October 16, 2015

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Highlights from the 2015 meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) in Barcelona: B-Cell Bashing Ocrelizumab; New Outcome Measure for Daclizumab
Items of interest in multiple sclerosis research from around the Web...
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PodBlog: Status of Stem Cell Therapies for MS

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Episode 55 of the MSDF podcast features Michael Levy, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who discusses the status of regenerative stem cell therapies for multiple sclerosis.
Episode 55 of the MSDF podcast is out. Check it out. The podcast features an interview with...
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