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News Synthesis | 2 Apr 2012

Altered Immunity, Crippled Neurons

Widespread physiological malfunctions underlie MS

R. John Davenport

Putting out a fire stops a house from burning, but if the underlying cause is...

Drug Development, Laboratory Research

News Synthesis | 2 Apr 2012

Gate Crashers

Vascular barriers and multiple sclerosis

Susan Young

Ask most neurologists what part of the body breaks down in multiple sclerosis and they’ll say...

Drug Development, Laboratory Research

News Synthesis | 2 Apr 2012

Viral Villain

Risk III: The evidence stacks up against Epstein-Barr virus, but its methods remain mysterious

Amy Maxmen

When considering suspects that might trigger illness, disease detectives often point a finger at...

Laboratory Research

News Synthesis | 2 Apr 2012

The Sunshine Suspect

Risk II: Homing in on vitamin D

Amy Maxmen

A dearth of sunshine might hasten more than a gloomy mood. In the mid-1900s, researchers...

Laboratory Research

News Synthesis | 2 Apr 2012

Whodunit?

Risk I: Overview of risk factors in multiple sclerosis

Amy Maxmen

If the hunt for causes of multiple sclerosis were a murder-mystery board game like Clue...

Laboratory Research