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News Briefs | 21 Oct 2014

No Causal Link Found Between Vaccines and MS

A large case-control study showed no causal link between current vaccines and the risk of MS or other CNS demyelinating disease, but there was a short-term increased risk in younger patients

Laurie Barclay, M.D.
A large nested case-control study, published October 20 in JAMA Neurology, showed no...
Clinical Research
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News Briefs | 17 Oct 2014

New Myelin Required to Learn a New Task

Researchers have discovered that oligodendrocytes play an active role in learning motor tasks. Rodents whose oligodendrocyte precursor cells were blocked from maturation were unable to acquire a novel motor skill.

Cynthia McKelvey
When neuroscientists talk about the process of learning, they usually discuss...
Laboratory Research
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News Briefs | 16 Oct 2014

MS Research Roundup: October 16, 2014

New Human Brain in a Dish; New MS Treatment Guidelines in U.K.; Science Funding Squeeze

Carol Cruzan Morton and Cynthia McKelvey
Items of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers from around the Web...
Laboratory Research
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News Briefs | 3 Oct 2014

MS Research Roundup: October 3, 2014

Stem Cells Pass Safety Trials; Generic Similar to Copaxone; Epigenetic Differences in Monocytes and Macrophages; One Brain, Many Genomes

Cynthia McKelvey and Carol Cruzan Morton
Items of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers from around the Web...
Clinical Research, Drug Development, Laboratory Research, Methods
GdERADIANCE
News Briefs | 3 Oct 2014

Phase 2 Trial Suggests RPC1063 Is as Effective as—and Safer Than—Fingolimod

RPC1063, an experimental oral immunomodulator, is looking promising as it progresses through clinical testing. At the ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS meeting in September, Amit Bar-Or presented results of the phase 2 trial suggesting the drug is as effective as and safer than its counterpart, fingolimod.

Cynthia McKelvey
RPC1063 may open the door to more convenient treatment options for relapsing-remitting MS, if...
Clinical Research, Drug Development
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News Briefs | 29 Sep 2014

159 Genetic Variants Now Known to Be Associated With MS

The International MS Genetics consortium recently identified more than 45 new genetic variants associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis, many of which are involved in brain function

Cynthia McKelvey
The list of genetic variants associated with multiple sclerosis grew even longer earlier this year at the...
Clinical Research, Laboratory Research, Meetings
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News Briefs | 29 Sep 2014

MS Research Roundup: September 29, 2014

Undiagnosed Sleep Disorders in MS; False Hits Foil Drug Discovery; Myelin Through the Ages; Yoga for MS; Neuroscience Ig Nobel Prize

Cynthia McKelvey and Carol Cruzan Morton
Items of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers from around the Web...
Clinical Research, Drug Development, Laboratory Research, Methods
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News Briefs | 22 Sep 2014

MS Research Roundup: September 22, 2014

#MSBoston2014 Special Edition; Collected Meeting News & Videos; Video Games & Cognitive Function; Measuring Neurodegeneration With Retinal Thinning

Cynthia McKelvey and Carol Cruzan Morton
Items of interest to multiple sclerosis researchers from around the Web...
Clinical Research, Meetings

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