Smartphone, wearable device data found reliable to monitor MS: Study
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by Marisa Wexler, MS
19h ago
Measurements from smartphones and wearable devices like smartwatches can reliably provide clinically meaningful data to monitor multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study from Switzerland reports. While daily data from such devices did not prove sufficiently reliable in this small study, information generated weekly — across more than 45 different measures to monitor MS — did […] The post Smartphone, wearable device data found reliable to monitor MS: Study appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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Restoring ‘lost’ pathway of neuroprotection benefits MS mice
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by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
19h ago
Treatment with the neuroprotective protein HB-EGF eased inflammation and promoted tissue recovery across various disease stages in a multiple sclerosis (MS) mouse model, recent research suggests. Researchers found that HB-EGF is produced by astrocytes, a type of nerve support cell, to ease acute inflammation early on, but this protective mechanism is suppressed in later stages, […] The post Restoring ‘lost’ pathway of neuroprotection benefits MS mice appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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Multiple sclerosis awareness is for people with MS, too
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by Benjamin Hofmeister
23h ago
The Cambridge Dictionary defines awareness as “knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience.” That definition perfectly matches the stages of my personal awareness of multiple sclerosis (MS). I don’t recall hearing much, if anything, about MS prior to the age of 16, […] The post Multiple sclerosis awareness is for people with MS, too appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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Restoring ‘lost’ pathway of neuroprotection benefits MS mice
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by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
23h ago
Treatment with the neuroprotective protein HB-EGF eased inflammation and promoted tissue recovery across various disease stages in a multiple sclerosis (MS) mouse model, recent research suggests. Researchers found that HB-EGF is produced by astrocytes, a type of nerve support cell, to ease acute inflammation early on, but this protective mechanism is suppressed in later stages, […] The post Restoring ‘lost’ pathway of neuroprotection benefits MS mice appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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I’m coping with MS the best way I can
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by BioNews Staff
23h ago
Day 28 of 31 This is Kelly Earley’s story: I have been living with multiple sclerosis (MS) since I was 17 years old but was only officially diagnosed when I was 24 after years of being misdiagnosed. After living with pain and self-medicating to make my daily life easier, it wasn’t until I lost my […] The post I’m coping with MS the best way I can appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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Eye tracking device for monitoring MS severity approved in Canada
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by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
2d ago
Health Canada has approved the commercial use of ETNA-MS, a software-based medical device that uses eye tracking to noninvasively measure disease severity in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Short for Eye-Tracking Neurological Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis, ETNA-MS assesses disease severity based on a person’s eye movements. It’s intended for use by doctors at the clinic […] The post Eye tracking device for monitoring MS severity approved in Canada appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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I had smooth sailing on my Ocrevus infusion day
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by Mike Parker
2d ago
Where does the time go? Six months had passed since my last treatment, which meant it was time for another. After my August 2022 diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), I was given only one option for treatment: Ocrevus (ocrelizumab), which is a disease-modifying therapy that’s used to slow the progression of MS. I recently had […] The post I had smooth sailing on my Ocrevus infusion day appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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Exposure to household chemicals harms myelin-making cells
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by Marisa Wexler, MS
2d ago
Two types of chemicals in household disinfectants and furniture can disrupt the development of oligodendrocytes, the brain cells chiefly responsible for making myelin, a new study shows. The finding suggests that exposure to these chemicals may be a risk factor for disorders related to myelin such as multiple sclerosis (MS), where the immune system launches […] The post Exposure to household chemicals harms myelin-making cells appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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MS was the motivation I needed to climb Mount Everest
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by BioNews Staff
2d ago
Day 27 of 31 This is Jen Willis’ story: It was June 12, 2008. I was 37 years old and had given birth to my third child just six days earlier. The lead-up to that had been particularly stressful due to some extraneous workplace challenges, and while his birth by cesarean section wasn’t difficult, immediately […] The post MS was the motivation I needed to climb Mount Everest appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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SetPoint nerve stimulator for RRMS accepted to FDA TAP program
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by Andrea Lobo, PhD
2d ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted SetPoint Medical, which is developing a nerve stimulator for people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), into a pilot program designed to promote the development of new medical devices, the company said. The Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP) provides companies with earlier and more frequent […] The post SetPoint nerve stimulator for RRMS accepted to FDA TAP program appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today ..read more
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