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• Teenage obesity link to future MS

  
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  Monday November 9, 2009 Being obese as a teenager may be linked with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis as an adult, researchers say. A 40-year study of 238,000 women found those who were obese at 18 had twice the risk of developing MS compared to women who were slimmer at that age. Yet body size ...
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• La obesidad durante la adolescencia duplica el riesgo de esclerosis múltiple

  
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  MADRID, 9 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) - Las chicas adolescentes que están obesas podrían ser el doble de propensas a desarrollar esclerosis múltiple de adultas, según un estudio de la Escuela de Salud Pública de Harvard en Boston (Estados Unidos) que se publica en la revista Neurology. En la investigación ...
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• Real-Time Observation Sheds New Light On Multiple Sclerosis

  
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  In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream. This is no trivial feat, given that specialized blood vessels act as a barrier between the nervous ...
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• MS Related - Crossing the line: how aggressive cells invade the brain

  
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  November 5, 2009 - Eureka Alerts In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream. This is no trivial feat, given that specialized blood vessels ...
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• Multiple Sclerosis: What Part Do Relapses Play In Severe Disability?

  
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  Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according to a new study published in the November 4, 2009, issue of ...
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• Scientists develop rare cells in lab to counter autoimmune diseases

  
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  London, Nov 4: British scientists have succeeded in producing a huge quantity of rare cells that can help counter autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Autoimmune disease are disorders where the immune system attacks the bodys own tissue and ...
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• Half of America’s Children Will Get Food Stamps

  
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  About half of all American children will receive food stamps by the age of 20. Among black children, the figure is a stunning 90 percent. A new study drew those conclusions from data spanning 1968 to 1997, before the current historic economic crisis. The analysis, conducted by sociologists from Washington ...
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• Study: Exercise with a Friend to Boost Additional Weight Loss

  
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  Friends create great motivation for losing weightTo reach the conclusion, Professor Shiriki Kumanyika and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, conducted the two-year trial. The study included 344 men and women.The volunteers’ goal was to achieve and maintain a 5 per cent to ...
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• In Pursuit of Happiness

  
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  By Ellen Goodman Women are now less likely than men to report that they are “very happy,” despite the achievements of the women’s movement. Let the predictable debates begin. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries October 27, 2009 Of Laureates and Laundry October 27, 2009 Can’t Split the ...
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• Multiple Sclerosis industry news

  
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  In the October issue of the Consortium of MS Centers (CMSC) e-newsletter Review these headlines (some of which were recently posted to this blog, from other sources) Newly Published Data Show Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Glatiramer Acetate Promoted Remyelination of Damaged Axons Acorda ...
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• Researchers find room design can enhance patient care

  
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  (Mayo Clinic) The design of a consultation room can improve the quality of a visit to the physicians office. A collaborative research study developed by Nurture by Steelcase and Mayo Clinic, was conducted to understand the extent to which a consultation room designed to support present-day clinical encounters could ...
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• VASCULAR BASIS of Multiple Sclerosis

  
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  Dear Stuart Because of my interest in MS as a disease and my involvement in MS research, a friend in our community sent me your recent e-mail telling people about a report describing an association between abnormalities of the veins of the central nervous system with the occurrence of MS. ( In reference to two ...
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• NARCOMS Newsletter and Survey

  
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  The October 2009 NARCOMS newsletter is available for viewing online. It can be printed and viewed by going to www.narcoms.org . There is a ‘Newsletter’ link located at the top of the NARCOMS Homepage. We hope you enjoy this new addition to the registry. If you have any questions or comments, please ...
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• GENETIC Biomarker May Have Potential to Help With Diagnosis, Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

  
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  Genetic Clue May Predict Multiple Sclerosis Severity B y Jennifer Warner WebMD Health News Oct. 19, 2009 -- A newly identified biomarker may be linked to the severity of multiple sclerosis and may one day help with diagnosis and treatment of the often ...
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• Newly Published Data Show Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Glatiramer Acetate Promoted Remyelination of Damaged Axons

  
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  FACT SHEET – Newly Published Data Show Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Glatiramer Acetate Promoted Remyelination of Damaged Axons · The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of glatiramer acetate on oligodendrogenesis (the formation of myelin-producing glial cells in the central ...
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• BREAKING NEWS: UB Neurologists try to Pinpoint Cause of Multiple Sclerosis

  
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  Eileen Buckley (2009-10-15) UB Neurologists discuss new clues to possible cause of Multiple Sclerosis WBFO News photo BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) - UB Neurologists are ready to investigate the possible underlying cause of Multiple Sclerosis. ...
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• Research being conducted to learn if: MS is a chronic cerebral spinal venous insufficiency

  
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  Info provided by SammyJo in Ca. 2009 MRI CCSVI Pilot Study with MRA and SWI In the last few years, I have been proposing that venous damage in multiple sclerosis is implicated by increased iron content in the basal ganglia and thalamus. But the interest and association of MS with veins dates back ...
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• Studying Blood flow in MS Patients

  
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  Info provided by SammyJo in California http://www.bnac.net/?page_id=496 Study Title: Combined Transcranial and Extracranial Venous Doppler evaluation in multiple sclerosis and related diseases (CTEVD study) Purpose: Evaluating blood flood in MS patients, healthy controls, and controls with other ...
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• FTY720 (fingolimod) in Multiple Sclerosis: therapeutic effects in the immune and the central nervous system.

  
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  Br J Pharmacol. 2009 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print] - Brinkmann V . Autoimmunity, Transplantation & Inflammation, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland. FTY720 (fingolimod) is a first-in-class sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator that was highly effective in Phase ...
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• Multiple sclerosis: looking beyond autoimmunity

  
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  Bill Brayer of MS Helping Hands provided the following : Intro: The chronic incurable disorder multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by neurodegeneration, multifocal demyelination and astroglial proliferation (gliosis). 2 The prevalence of MS is influenced by geography and genetics. In the Western world it ...
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