El riesgo de EM de los afroamericanos quizá sea más alto de lo que se pensaba
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante años, la esclerosis múltiple (EM) se ha considerado como una enfermedad que afecta sobre todo a las personas blancas. Pero un nuevo estudio encuentra que es mucho más común entre los afroameri…
Learn MorePregnancy Seems to Ease MS Symptoms, and Research May Show Why
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant, and researchers now think they know why.Pregnancy causes a downshift in a woman’s immune system, and it appears that this unintentiona…
Learn MorePregnancy Seems to Ease MS Symptoms, and Research May Show Why
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant, and researchers now think they know why.Pregnancy causes a downshift in a woman’s immune system, and it appears that this unintentiona…
Learn MoreRituximab Not Noninferior to Ocrelizumab for Relapsing-Remitting MS
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), rituximab is not noninferior to ocrelizumab, according to a study published online June 12 in JAMA Neurology.Izanne Roos, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., fro…
Learn MoreBlack Americans’ Risk for MS May Be Higher Than Thought
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, multiple sclerosis was seen as a disease that largely affects white people. But a new study finds that it’s much more common among Black Americans than previously believed.Researchers found that …
Learn MoreStress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
MONDAY, May 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system and leaves patients suffering from a host of symptoms, and now new research finds life stressors can make those symptoms even…
Learn MoreScientists May Understand Link Between Common Virus & Multiple Sclerosis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s been known for years that Epstein-Barr virus can trigger multiple sclerosis or drive progression of the degenerative disease, and Swedish researchers think they now understand why.Some people have antibo…
Learn MoreWhites Have Highest Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the United States
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — White individuals have the highest prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Neurology.Michael Hittle, from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Calif…
Learn MoreSi se usa pronto, un fármaco podría retrasar el inicio de los síntomas de EM
VIERNES, 21 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un creciente número de personas se someten a IRM del cerebro para averiguar qué provoca sus dolores de cabeza, ver si han sufrido una conmoción o por otro motivo, momento en el cual un médico podría det…
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