Bacterial toxin may trigger MS onset and relapse

Bacterial toxin may trigger MS onset and relapse

A specific toxin-producing gut bacteria may be responsible for both triggering the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) and ongoing disease activity, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. The team is...
Brain discovery key to body fighting Alzheimer’s, MS

Brain discovery key to body fighting Alzheimer’s, MS

CREDIT: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications UVA Health researchers have discovered a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune system’s responses to Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially allowing doctors to...