All articles tagged: Multiple sclerosis (G35)
HealthDay
12 July at 03.30 PM
Parental Smoking Possibly Linked to Increased Risk for MSExposure to parental smoking (ParS) is associated with an increased risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life in certain populations, according to a study presented at EAN 2024, the 10th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, held from June 29 to July 2 in Helsinki.Caterina Ferri, M.D., from the S. Anna University Hospital in Ferrar |
HealthDay
13 June at 03.58 PM
Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Neural Progenitors Beneficial for MSSelect patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) may benefit from mesenchymal stem cell-neural progenitors (MSC-NPs), according to a study published online May 23 in Stem Cell Research & Therapy.Violaine K. Harris, Ph.D., from the Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York in New York City, and colleagues conduct |
HealthDay
26 January at 03.51 PM
Racial Disparities Identified Among Pregnant Women With MSAmong women with multiple sclerosis (MS), underrepresented women are less often employed and privately insured during pregnancy and they have lower median birth weights compared with White women, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in Neurology.Anne Marie Radzik, from the University of California San Francisco, and colleagues |
HealthDay
19 January at 05.24 PM
Bidirectional Link ID'd for Autoimmune Disease, Perinatal DepressionThere is a bidirectional association between autoimmune disease (AD) and perinatal depression (PND), according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Molecular Psychiatry.Emma Bränn, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the bidirectional association between PND and AD using nationwide Swedish population an |
HealthDay
19 January at 05.00 PM
Risk Factors ID'd for Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined SignificanceFor individuals at increased risk for multiple myeloma, risk factors associated with mass spectrometry (MS) monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) include obesity, heavy smoking, and short sleep duration, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Blood Advances.David J. Lee, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hos |
Evalytics
15 January at 04.47 PM
Ancient DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so many people of northern European ancestryThe article discusses how the Yamnaya, a Bronze Age people, introduced genetic variants to northern Europe 5,000 years ago, which are now linked to a higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in this region. This genetic legacy, initially beneficial for disease resistance in ancient times, contributes to the current prevalence of MS among northern Europeans. |
HealthDay
02 January at 04.28 PM
Improvement Needed in Managing UTI in Patients With Neurogenic BladderExpansion of caregiver involvement, enhancement of patient-provider communication, and targeting providers and care settings that lack familiarity with neurogenic bladder (NB) could improve urinary tract infection (UTI) management in this population, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in PLOS ONE.Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, M.D., |
HealthDay
15 December at 05.00 PM
Low-Fat Diet Cuts Fatigue in Patients With Multiple SclerosisA low-fat diet may cut fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.Emma Chase, from the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and colleagues assessed whether a low-fat diet improves fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis. Analysis includ |
HealthDay
11 December at 04.49 PM
Retinal OCT Can Act as Prognostic Biomarker of Kidney InjuryRetinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) has potential to act as a noninvasive monitor and prognostic biomarker of kidney injury, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Nature Communications.Tariq E. Farrah, B.M., B.Sc., from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the potential of retinal O |
HealthDay
05 December at 11.00 PM
Five Health Conditions Linked to Subsequent Diagnosis of MSFive health conditions are associated with subsequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, but they overlap with two other autoimmune diseases, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Neurology.Octave Guinebretiere, from Sorbonne Université in Paris, and colleagues examined the association between diseases and symptoms diagnosed in |
HealthDay
16 November at 04.26 PM
Higher Neurofilament Light Chain Levels Seen Before MS Disability WorseningPronounced neuroaxonal damage precedes disability worsening events with or without preceding clinical relapses in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published online Nov. 6 in JAMA Neurology.Ahmed Abdelhak, M.D., from University of California at San Francisco, and colleagues assessed whether and when neurof |
Medpage Today
17 November at 10.31 PM
Two Treatments That Don't Work for OsteoarthritisWASHINGTON -- If you're looking for nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatments with fewer side effects than ordinary pain relievers, two randomized trials presented here with negative results should at least narrow your search... |
MedScape
11 November at 07.56 AM
Scoring System Could Mean Better Access to Lung TransplantScoring system could improve access for hard-to-match candidates due to height and blood type. |
Medical xPress
07 November at 07.50 AM
How key results could influence health policyThe results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year. |
Medpage Today
05 November at 07.00 PM
Mpox Cases in Congo May Be StabilizingGOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing" -- a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization (WHO) made a global emergency declaration in August... |
Medical xPress
02 November at 07.40 AM
Insulin resistance caused by sympathetic nervous system over-activation, a paradigm-shifting study findsRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and collaborating institutions have found that overnutrition leads to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders through increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The study shows that reducing SNS activity can prevent insulin resistance induced by a high-fat diet, suggesting a new understanding of how obesity causes insulin resistance. |
MedScape
31 October at 06.30 AM
Report: Rethink Race-Based Adjustments in Clinical ToolsThe slow adoption of race-neutral tools may harm patient care outcomes, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. |
Medpage Today
25 October at 02.09 PM
Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their DoctorPatients were consistently more satisfied with responses from artificial intelligence (AI) to messages in the electronic health record than they were with those from their clinician, according to a study in JAMA Network Open... |
Medical xPress
25 October at 12.40 PM
Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflatorThe Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed to create a temporary cavity in the bodies of patients through the application of pressurized gas, providing the surgeon with the necessary space to perform the surgical proced |
Medical xPress
24 October at 07.50 AM
Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosisColumbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density and increased risk of fractures, particularly in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals. |
HealthDay
23 October at 10.58 PM
Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Up for Offspring of Moms With Eating DisorderOffspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ida A.K. Nilsson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a popula |