Those with a healthier diet had lower disability scores WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A prudent pattern diet that focuses on vegetables, legumes, and fruits may play a role in symptom management in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to study results presented at MSMilan, the joint meeting of the European Committee for […]
Date: April 17, 2019 Source: University of Edinburgh Summary: Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might influence susceptibility to diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might influence susceptibility to diseases such as multiple sclerosis. […]
Rachel Lutz Publish Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 A new report found that soda and other beverages sweetened with sugar can make symptoms more severe in multiple sclerosis patients. Investigators from St. Josef Hospital Bochum in Germany surveyed multiple sclerosis patients in order to assess the effect of diet on mechanisms implicated in multiple sclerosis […]
by Melissa Lee – Fx Medicine 05/13/2016 DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC In recent years an amazing discovery has advanced our understanding of intestinal permeability. In 2000, Dr Alessio Fasano and his team discovered a molecule responsible for modulating intestinal tight junctions (TJs) known as zonulin. To date, zonulin is the only human protein known to reversibly regulate intestinal permeability. Based on Dr Fasano’s […]
by Veronica Hackethal, MD Aug 13, 2018 “How this cocktail of MS genes, organic solvents and smoking contributes so significantly to MS risk warrants investigation,” Gabriele C. DeLuca, MD, DPhil, and Jack Bell, BM, BCh, both of John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford, UK), wrote in an accompanying editorial.[3] “In the meantime, avoiding cigarette smoke and unnecessary exposure […]
– Supplementation may help reduce the elevated risk by Kate Kneisel, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today September 13, 2017 Vitamin D deficiency may help identify whether a woman is at long-term risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), according to researchers. In a prospective nested case-control study, an increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) of 50 nmol/L) was associated with […]
Maternal vitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy linked to nearly two-fold increased MS risk TUESDAY, March 8, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) deficiency in early pregnancy is associated with increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in offspring, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Neurology. Kassandra L. Munger, […]
December 09, 2015 Multiple Sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors report on data from the Norwegian portion of the multinational questionnaire-based case–control study Environmental Factors in Multiple Sclerosis (EnvIMS) with regard to timing of cod liver oil use in MS patients vs controls. In Norway, there is essentially no vitamin D contribution from […]
Neurology Times News | May 19, 2015 | Multiple sclerosis, AAN 2015 By Veronica Hackenthal, MD Maintaining general good health is important for patients who have multiple sclerosis (MS) or any chronic disorder, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which notes that a well-balanced diet plays a key role. Accordingly, the finer points of […]
04.23.2015 by John Gever Managing Editor, MedPage Today WASHINGTON — Multiple sclerosis patients who reported consuming hard liquor had significantly less disability according to Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS) ratings than teetotalers, a researcher reported here. Beer drinkers also had lower EDSS scores, but consumption of red and white wine had no association with EDSS […]
Hartmut Wekerle DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2015.14189 Publication Date: 02.10.2015 Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14189 Abstract Recent clinical and experimental studies indicate that multiple sclerosis develops as consequence of a failed interplay between genetic (“nature”) and environmental (“nurture”) factors. A large number of risk genes favour an autoimmune response against the body’s own brain matter. New experimental data indicate […]
Terry Wahls, MD, talks about her popular regimen for progressive MS. by John Gever Managing Editor, MedPage Today With no clearly proven treatments available for progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), the door has been opened for what are usually called alternative or complementary therapies. One that has gained many adherents in the MS community […]
What is vitamin D’s role in multiple sclerosis? Four experts gave us their thoughts: Nancy L. Sicotte, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles; Peter Riskind, MD, PhD, of University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass.; Aaron Miller, MD, of the Icahn School of Medicine and Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City; […]
Story Source Fundamental aspects of our clinical protocol for dealing with multiple sclerosis actually center upon re-building gut wall integrity. Multiple sclerosis, like other autoimmune conditions is a manifestation of lack of regulation of the immune system. We now understand that the integrity of the gut wall plays a fundamentally important role in keeping balance […]
Medscape Medical News from the: 2014 Joint Americas and European Committees for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS) Story Source Can Diet Affect Multiple Sclerosis? Sue Hughes September 25, 2014 BOSTON — The first prospective population-based study of dietary patterns and risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) has found no relationship between eating a high-quality, healthy […]
by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today September 16, 2014 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. BOSTON — Women using combined oral contraceptives containing norethindrone or levonorgestrel were substantially […]
New Rochelle, NY, August 7, 2014—Numerous risk factors are believed to contribute to the development of autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, and new research is focusing on the role that bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract as well as other cell stress-related chemical signals could have in stimulating inflammation in the central nervous system and […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a serious chronic neurological disorder in which the insulating cover of nerve cells (myelin sheathing) is destroyed. This is referred to as demyelination. As of 2008, between 2 and 2.5 million people are affected globally As the disease progresses, the nerves malfunction leading to an […]
Medscape Medical News > Conference News Pauline Anderson May 31, 2014 DALLAS ― A yoga program designed specifically for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) improves walking ability, balance, fatigue, and general health status, and might even help control inflammation, a new pilot study suggests. The results add weight to the importance of physical activity in […]