Tag: MS

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    Engineered probiotic developed to treat multiple sclerosis

    Researchers are working on a new approach to target autoimmunity in the brain — a condition at the core of several diseases, including multiple sclerosis.

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    Probiotic bacteria abstract.
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    Epstein-Barr virus may be leading cause of MS

    Multiple sclerosis is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

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    Cells infected with Epstein-Barr virus.
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    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.

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    Age-related effects of MS may prove reversible

    In a new study, Harvard stem cell researchers and scientists at the University of Cambridge have found that the age-related degeneration in conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) may be reversible.

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