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