Multiple sclerosis isn’t inherited, but having a family member with the disease can increase your chance of having the condition. While genetics influences your risk, environmental factors also play a ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers investigated the variables contributing to geographical heterogeneity in multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence and the impact of genetic and ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects about 1 million people in the United States. Your brain contains a type of cell called a neuron, and neurons are coated in a layer of ...

MS involves both inflammation and neurodegeneration from the outset, not just one after the other. B-cells, a type of immune cell, are now understood to be critical drivers of the disease, a major ...

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

Professional societies of neurologists, including most prominently the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) periodically release recommendations to guide ...

Researchers identify enzymes ceramide synthase 5 and 6 as key players in how saturated fats worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms. Study: Neuroprotective effect of neuron-specific deletion of the C16 ...

A generation ago, a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis often meant a steady decline in quality of life. The autoimmune disease, which affects nearly a million people in the U.S., causes the immune system ...

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 ...