multiple sclerosis

by Ingrid Fadelli, Medical Xpress edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Diagram of a full section from the lumbar spinal cord of an EAE mouse. The purple are neurons, the white is DNA damage, the arrows are DNA-damaged neurons. Purpose: to show that EAE causes DNA damage in […]

by Queen Mary, University of London edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in Neurology, led by Queen Mary University of London, has revealed that people of South Asian, African and European ancestry share many of the same genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis

by Christiane Menzfeld, Max Planck Society edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Next to brain imaging, laboratory analysis of cerebrospinal fluid is needed for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Credit: TUM, adapted by MPIB Researchers from the MPI of Biochemistry and the Technical University of Munich have discovered

by Chris Casey, CU Anschutz Medical Campus edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Annals of Neurology (2025). DOI: 10.1002/ana.78047 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-based molecular tests can reliably distinguish multiple sclerosis (MS) from other neurological conditions, according to a new study that analyzed cryopreserved CSF samples from 160 individuals. The study

By Chelsea Haney February 04, 2026 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email The findings indicate MS could have two distinct degenerative pathways, one fast and the other slow. And this knowledge could help better inform patients and doctors. Depositphotos View 1 Images For decades, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been defined primarily by its symptoms, rather than

by Julie O’Connor, Wayne State University edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A collaborative team of researchers and students from Wayne State University’s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Institute of Gerontology

by Karolinska Institutet edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source This electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) shows round capsids—protein-encased genetic material—loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope. Credit: PloS Biology (2005), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030430.g001 The immune system’s reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus can ultimately damage the

by Ingrid Fadelli, Medical Xpress edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Representative confocal microscopy image of a cross-section of the whole spinal column of an EAE animal co-transferred with control (red) and Tgfbr1-KO (green) cells. Credit: de la Rosa, Kendirli et al. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic