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News Briefs | 4 Dec 2013

Study Reveals New Facets of NMO Pathophysiology

Blood-brain barrier modeled in coculture system

Stephani Sutherland, Ph.D.

Once thought to be a variant of multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica bears similar pathophysiology to...

Laboratory Research, Meetings

News Briefs | 27 Nov 2013

Early-Detection Probe for MS Exploits Coagulation Protein

An activatable cell-penetrating peptide accumulates with thrombin activity in EAE mice

Stephani Sutherland, Ph.D.

Researchers reported that they have developed an early-detection system for MS that could soon be used to...

Laboratory Research, Meetings, Methods

News Briefs | 18 Nov 2013

Anti-Inflammatory Apolipoprotein May Protect Against MS Symptoms

ApoA1-deficient mice have worse symptoms than wild-type mice in the EAE model of MS

Stephani Sutherland, Ph.D.

Apolipoprotein A1, a major component of high-density lipoprotein—otherwise known as good cholesterol—provides...

Laboratory Research, Meetings

News Briefs | 14 Nov 2013

New NARCOMS Analysis Focuses on Symptom-Specific Impairment

A new symptom-specific analysis of data from the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis registry offers insights on MS progression

Steven Fox

Patients and clinicians looking to assess comparative progression of MS-related disability in individual cases have...

Clinical Research

News Briefs | 11 Nov 2013

Low Vitamin D May Not Be Linked to Epstein-Barr Virus Status

Low 25(OH)D3 did not affect EBV load or anti-EBV nuclear antigen-1 titer in a young, healthy cohort

Laurie Barclay, M.D.

Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels did not affect Epstein-Barr virus load or anti-EBV nuclear antigen-1 titer in a...

Clinical Research