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High Levels Of Oral Bacterium Linked To Increased Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Finds Study

Dec 30, 2025 04:39 IST

Abundance of severe gum disease -- periodontitis -- may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2024: Watch Out For These Early Signs

May 30, 2024 03:40 IST

World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2024: Early diagnosis of MS can lead to better management and treatment of the condition.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2023: History, Theme, Significance & 7 Early Signs To Watch Out For

May 30, 2023 01:37 IST

World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2023: Early diagnosis and treatment can help manage symptoms and slow the progression of the disease.
Mental Health: Stress Can Lead To Multiple Sclerosis; Here's How To Prevent It

May 25, 2023 07:51 IST

MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. The immune system attacks the protective covering of the nerves.
7 Uncommon Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis

May 12, 2023 05:00 IST

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system and is caused by damage to the myelin sheath.
What Is Multiple Sclerosis? Can You Drive If You Have Multiple Sclerosis?

Oct 4, 2022 10:14 IST

Multiple Sclerosis: Multiple Sclerosis may eventually result in nerve degeneration or irreversible impairment. Here's everything you must know.
Sunshine May Protect Children, Young Adults From Multiple Sclerosis

Dec 9, 2021 06:33 IST

While MS usually strikes adults between the ages of 20 to 50, some 3 to 5 per cent of the approximately one million patients in the United States with the condition begin experiencing symptoms in childhood.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2021: Know The Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis

May 30, 2021 10:02 IST

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease which affects the central nervous system, spinal cord and optic nerves.
Multiple Sclerosis: Early Diagnosis And Optimal Treatment May Prevent Disability

Feb 28, 2021 08:36 IST

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potential disabling disease of the brain and central nervous system. Read here to know about the treat, diagnosis and prevention of this condition.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day: Early Signs And Symptoms Of This Disease You Must Know

May 30, 2019 05:37 IST

As of World Multiple Sclerosis Day on 30th of May, over 2.3 million reportedly suffer from this invisible disease. Here's what you should know.
BMI Plays Significant Role In Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis: Study

Apr 16, 2019 05:10 IST

Researchers found that MS patients with high body mass indexes (BMIs) had higher ceramide levels and more circulating monocytes than were evident in healthy individuals with the same BMIs.
New Treatment Offers Hope For Treating Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis

Mar 5, 2019 05:58 IST

The new approach, by researchers from the University of Utah in the US, targets the misfunctioning immune cells while leaving the normal immune cells in place. It may be beneficial for autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
Most People With Multiple Sclerosis Have Vitamin D Deficiency: 6 Ways To Tackle Multiple Sclerosis

Jul 12, 2018 01:43 IST

Research shows that its deficiency can place you at a higher risk of a number of diseases; one such disease is multiple sclerosis. Here are some natural ways through which multiple sclerosis can be tackled.
Beware! Paint And Varnish Exposure May Increase Multiple Sclerosis Risk

Jul 11, 2018 11:44 IST

Exposure to paints and other solvents may increase the person's risk to suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. It is a potentially disabling disease affecting the central nervous system.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2018: All You Need To Know About Multiple Sclerosis

May 23, 2018 03:24 IST

World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2018: Multiple sclerosis is a condition in which the immune system attacks myelin, the protective sheath which covers nerve fibres.
MRI Scans Could Help In Detecting Multiple Sclerosis In Kids

Oct 16, 2017 02:13 IST

Multiple Sclerosis can now be detected well in advance in kids with the help of MRI scans. This can help in early diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Could Breast Feeding Reduce Your Risk Of Multiple Sclerosis?

Jul 17, 2017 01:03 IST

A recent study has found that breast feeding can reduce the risk of Multiple Sclerosis by a good margin.
What causes multiple sclerosis, discovered

Apr 25, 2017 10:03 IST

In a breakthrough, scientists have discovered the possible cause of multiple sclerosis (MS), paving the way for new treatments that may bring hope to over 2.5 million people around the world who suffer from the debilitating disorder.
Exercise May Not Reduce Risk Of Developing Multiple Sclerosis, Says Study

Oct 1, 2016 04:43 IST

Exercise may not reduce a woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) -- a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged, finds a study.
Tattoo Therapy May Help Treat Multiple Sclerosis: Study

Sep 23, 2016 03:20 IST

A temporary tattoo containing antioxidant nanoparticles may help treat autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis in the future, according to a new study.
New Drug To Stop Advance Of Multiple Sclerosis

Apr 12, 2016 02:33 IST

A team of researchers has demonstrated that a new plant-derived drug can block the progression of multiple sclerosis.
Video Games May Improve Brain Function In Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Study

Mar 8, 2016 04:51 IST

Playing "brain-training" video games may help improve some cognitive abilities of people with multiple sclerosis by strengthening neural connections in an important part of their brains, a new study has claimed.
Vitamin D Could Treat People With Multiple Sclerosis

Dec 31, 2015 01:31 IST

Taking a high dose of vitamin D could be an inexpensive and easy way to treat people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain and spinal chord, suggests promising new research.
In a First, Retinal Nerve Cells Grown in Lab

Dec 1, 2015 12:29 IST

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have developed a method to efficiently turn human stem cells into retinal nerve cells that transmit visual signals from the eye to the brain.
World MS Day 2011

May 25, 2011 11:22 IST

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and one of the most common disabling neurological conditions amongst young adults in the northern hemisphere.
Lack of sunlight boost multiple sclerosis risk

Apr 29, 2011 05:11 IST

Infection with a common virus known as mononucleosis and little exposure to sunlight may combine to boost a person's risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS).
Obesity linked to multiple sclerosis

Nov 25, 2009 09:17 IST

A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at the age of 18 years.
Cigarettes boost multiple sclerosis risk

Sep 2, 2009 09:32 IST

Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), and the substance that makes cigarettes addictive, nicotine, doesn't seem to be at fault.
'Good' cholesterol guards against MS

May 4, 2009 08:36 IST

High levels of HDL (good) cholesterol may help protect against disabilities related to multiple sclerosis (MS).
Cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis

Aug 5, 2008 10:05 IST

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who smoke marijuana show impaired thinking compared with patients who don
Exercise combats fatigue in autoimmune diseases

Dec 28, 2006 02:31 IST

Low impact aerobic exercise might help in combating fatigue, which accompanies chronic autoimmune conditions, like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.