Tag: Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  • Nation & World

    Gut-brain connection moves into MS territory

    Using pre-clinical models for multiple sclerosis and samples from MS patients, a Harvard-affiliated team found evidence that changes in diet and gut flora may influence astrocytes in the brain, and, consequently, neurodegeneration, pointing to potential therapeutic targets.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Why MS symptoms may improve as days get shorter

    By first looking broadly at possible environmental factors and then deeply at preclinical models of multiple sclerosis (MS), a BWH research team found that melatonin — a hormone involved in regulating a person’s sleep-wake cycle — may influence MS disease activity.

    4 minutes