Multiple sclerosis may quietly damage the brain for years before symptoms appear, and scientists can now see it coming.

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Now, by analyzing thousands of proteins found in the blood, scientists at UC San Francisco have created the clearest picture yet of ...

New research suggests that balance and coordination problems in multiple sclerosis may begin when key brain cells slowly run out of energy.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that prompts the body's immune system to attack myelin, the protective sheath covering nerve cells in the brain, optic nerve and spinal cord. This can in turn ...

Changes in NAWM and NAGM are crucial in MS progression, challenging the traditional lesion-centric model. Subtle alterations in myelin integrity, immune cell function, and neuronal connectivity ...

Thought LeadersDr. Cameron McAlpine Assistant Professor of Medicine and NeuroscienceIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai To commemorate World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, we spoke to Dr. Cameron ...

Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (MS) is a rare type of MS that causes a tumor-like lesion in your brain. This lesion can press on nearby parts of your brain, leading to many symptoms. Multiple ...

The immune system's reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus can ultimately damage the brain and contribute to multiple ...

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells - one of the few brain cell types that continue to be produced in the adult ...

In the human brain, neurofilament light chain (NfL, shown in brown) is seen in brain cells and the neural wires that connect them. UCSF researchers found NfL in the bloodstream of patients who would ...