Multiple Sclerosis-Articles on Multiple Sclerosis

Recovery From Multiple Sclerosis By Growth Factor In Stem Cells

The online edition of Nature Neuroscience reports that researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered that a substance within growth promoting human mesenchymal stem cells seems to spur restoration of nerves and their function in mice models with multiple sclerosis (MS). Animals that were injected with hepatocyte growth factor were noted to have grown new ...

Pot Might Help Ease Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking pot can help relieve muscle tightness, called spasticity, and pain in people with multiple sclerosis, a new, small study suggests.

Multiple sclerosis walk-through

IN conjunction with World Multiple Sclerosis Day on May 30, a charity walk was held at Titiwangsa Lake.

FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert

MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya (fingolimod) should not be given to patients with certain pre-existing or recent heart conditions or stroke, or those taking certain medications to correct heart rhythm problems, says a U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety announcement issued Monday.

Marijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms

By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with multiple sclerosis have long said that smoking marijuana helps ease their painful muscle cramping. And a new clinical trial suggests they are not just blowing smoke. The study, published Monday, found that for 30 MS patients with muscle "spasticity," a few days of marijuana smoking brought some relief. But the big caveat, researchers say, is ...