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Category Archives: MS Treatment

Type of Herpes Virus Tied to Multiple Sclerosis – The Scientist

Posted: Published on January 14th, 2020

A study of 16,000 people suggests that human herpesvirus 6A is a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis, reinvigorating a neglected hypothesis that the virus could be involved in triggering the disease. As early as the 1990s, researchers proposed that a very common type of herpes virusthen known as human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6)could be somehow involved in the development of multiple sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease characterized by autoimmune reactions against the protective myelin coating of the central nervous system Continue reading

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These Patients Are Hard to Treat – The New York Times

Posted: Published on January 14th, 2020

The researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial. While the patients had fewer hospital stays, the decline in admissions was the result of a phenomenon known as regression to the mean, said Amy Finkelstein, an economist at M.I.T. who led the study Continue reading

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Disarm Therapeutics Appoints Veteran Biotech Executive Scott Holmes as Chief Financial Officer – Business Wire

Posted: Published on January 14th, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disarm Therapeutics, a biotechnology company creating a new class of disease-modifying therapeutics for patients with axonal degeneration, today announced the appointment of Scott Holmes, M.S./MBA, as Chief Financial Officer. Continue reading

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Warrior Care: Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion staff among the best in the Army – Clarksville Now

Posted: Published on January 14th, 2020

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BioLargo Welcomes Water Industry Veteran Tonya Chandler to its Sales and Marketing Team – GlobeNewswire

Posted: Published on January 14th, 2020

Westminster, CA, Jan. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO), developer of sustainable products and a full-service environmental engineering company, today announced that water and wastewater industry veteran Tonya Chandler has joined the BioLargo team to serve as Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development with a focus on advancing sales and marketing of the Companys patented products and engineering services for water-related industries. Continue reading

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Reduction of AMPA receptor activity on mature oligodendrocytes attenuates loss of myelinated axons in autoimmune neuroinflammation – Science Advances

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that results in progressive disability by causing demise to myelin and axons. Damage to the myelin sheath impairs propagation of nerve impulses. Continue reading

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Gran locked up for growing cannabis to treat MS after NHS withdrew pain relief – Mirror Online

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

A grandmother was thrown in a police cell when she grew cannabis to treat her multiple sclerosis after the NHS withheld her pain-relief medicine. Lesley Gibson, 55, grew plants at home when her NHS prescription for cannabis-based medicine Sativex was suddenly withdrawn. The decision led to a police raid on her home, a night in a police cell and the threat of a prison sentence. Continue reading

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What is at stake in the Taiwan election? – The Economist

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

Another victory for Tsai Ing-wen would take Taiwan even farther from Chinas orbit by A.H. TAIWANS VOTERS go to the polls on January 11th to elect their president and parliament (called the Legislative Yuan). Continue reading

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The medical, ethical, and legal complications surrounding the puberty blockers case – inews

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

News If Ms Evans and Mrs A's case wins, a clinical decision to prescribe puberty blockers will soon become a legal one Friday, 10th January 2020, 4:39 pm The high court trial is taking place this week (Photo: PA) Susan Evans, a former nurse who worked with transgender people, intends to file a legal case with 'Mrs A', the mother of a 15-year-old teenager with autism who wants to take puberty blockers. Continue reading

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Adding a Wedding to the Highlight Reel – The New York Times

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

The groom, dapper in a black Ralph Lauren tuxedo, was escorted by his parents to the altar, and was followed a few minutes later by the bride, angelic in an Anne Barge wedding gown. Continue reading

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