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New Findings | 3 Oct 2012

Foreseeing the Future?

Molecular signature might predict likelihood of relapse

Carol Cruzan Morton
Two women age 30 with a loss of vision in one eye can each learn that they have MS in...
Clinical Research, Laboratory Research
New Findings | 17 Sep 2012

Why TH17 Cells Turn to the Dark Side

Study identifies protein that spurs potential MS culprit to become pathogenic

Mitch Leslie
Whenever a criminal gets arrested, everyone asks why he went bad. Was it his upbringing? Did he...
Laboratory Research
New Findings | 13 Sep 2012

Brain booster

Fingolimod’s effects include neuronal production of BDNF

Stephani Sutherland
Side effects can sideline even the most successful drug. For fingolimod (Gilenya), the first oral therapy...
Laboratory Research
New Findings | 15 Aug 2012

Improper Inducements

Cells that orchestrate lymph node development might be culprits in MS

Mitch Leslie
Lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) cells have been concealing a sinister secret. We’ve known them for...
Laboratory Research
New Findings | 1 Aug 2012

Split Personality

Can an Alzheimer culprit do good in MS?

Ingfei Chen and Emily Willingham
Being two-faced doesn’t usually enhance a reputation, but in the case of beta amyloid...
Laboratory Research
New Findings | 20 Jul 2012

Channeling MS

Immune response points toward cellular pores that allow potassium passage

Emily Willingham
Using antibodies as bait in a molecular fishing expedition, researchers have hooked a protein that...
Laboratory Research
New Findings | 13 Jul 2012

Fuel Injection

Myelin molecule transports sustenance to neurons

Stephani Sutherland
The myelin that encases axons is best known as an insulator, but new research shows...
Laboratory Research
New Findings | 10 Jul 2012

Untangling TNF Trouble

Genetic risk factor might explain harmful effects of failed MS therapy

Emily Willingham
Lurking within the human genome lies a single genetic letter that might reveal why...
Laboratory Research
Blogs | 29 Jun 2012

Image-Ready

Meeting notes: Imaging neurodegeneration and repair in MS

Alla Katsnelson
NEW YORK CITY—It’s 9:30 on a Friday morning and, from the podium, a man is telling me...
Laboratory Research, Meetings, Methods

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