Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

Heidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss the impact of multiple sclerosis on patients, families, and caregivers, differentiate relapsing forms (relapsing-remitting and primary progressive) from ...

Researchers determined that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) present with significant Aqueduct of Sylvius enlargement over time, which may be attributable to regional atrophy changes and ex vacuo ...

High levels of the periodontal bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum may be associated with more severe disability in people with multiple sclerosis.

Immunologists at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) in Guangzhou, China, have been the first to show that interferon-induced protein 35 (IFP35) family proteins promote neuroinflammation and multiple ...

Scientists uncover how shifts in gut fungi, shaped by genes and diet, may influence disease severity in people with multiple sclerosis, paving the way for new microbiome-based treatments. Study: ...

In a recent article published in the Clinical and Translational Immunology journal, researchers pursuing multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies and preventive interventions reviewed the current evidence ...

MS involves both inflammation and neurodegeneration from the outset, not just one after the other. B-cells, a type of immune cell, are now understood to be critical drivers of the disease, a major ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

A team of scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and Case Western Reserve University has created the largest reported collection of stem cell models from multiple ...