Signs of multiple sclerosis may surface years before diagnosis, as patients use healthcare more often for early symptoms.

People who are exposed to certain forever chemicals may be at greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research. No one knows why that is, but it could help explain why, ...

Molecular imaging is redefining in vivo characterization of multiple sclerosis, a demyelinating disease with complex and heterogeneous clinical profiles. Recent advances in PET tracers enable more ...

Scientists have long suspected that industrial pollutants might help trigger multiple sclerosis, but the latest evidence ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of them, it remains unclear why this process begins. Researchers have now ...

What if the biological mechanisms that cause multiple sclerosis were triggered years before clinical diagnosis? This is what a team at Paris Brain Institute suggests in a new study published in ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system erroneously attacks a protective insulation that surrounds neurons, known as myelin. As myelin d | Microbiology ...

The myelin sheaths insulating neurons are damaged in multiple sclerosis. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images The environment plays a key role in determining who ...

Smoking is an established risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Smoking also worsens the course of disease for people who already have MS. MS is an inflammatory disease that involves the breakdown ...

Some research suggests that people with multiple sclerosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis. An increased risk hasn’t been established, and we don’t know how MS might increase the risk. Having ...

"This agreement reflects our shared responsibility to support people living with MS," said Dimitri Gitas, Country President, Novartis Canada "Through this partnership, we're strengthening support for ...