New nanobiosensor can help diagnose early-stage multiple sclerosis

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New nanobiosensor can help diagnose early-stage multiple sclerosis   Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos in Sorocaba have developed a technique to diagnose early-stage multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, and distinguish it from neuromyelitis optica, a rare yet severe autoimmune inflammatory process also affecting the central nervous system.

Potential new therapies for multiple sclerosis   In every MS patient cells of their body's own immune system migrate to the brain, where they destroy the myelin sheath.         Inflammatory cells arise from local memory cells for advanced multiple sclerosis   In the brains of people that suffer from long-term multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory cells are not entering the brain via the bloodstream anymore.

CMSC announces virtual experience for healthcare professionals   The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) is pleased to announce a state-of-the-art virtual experience for healthcare professionals to learn about the latest products, innovations, and services from industry supporters and partners to optimize MS care.       Study: Certain inflammatory demyelinating diseases belong to different category than multiple sclerosis   An antibody appears to make a big difference between multiple sclerosis and other disorders affecting the protective myelin sheath around nerve fibers, report Tohoku University scientists and colleagues in the journal Brain.       Mindfulness training may be helpful in more than one way for people with MS   New research suggests mindfulness training may help multiple sclerosis patients in two very different ways: regulating negative emotions and improving processing speed.       Compound in fruit peels can reduce and reverse neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis   Multiple sclerosis, characterized by increasing muscle weakness and paralysis, has a number of treatments that help stall progression of the disease when used early on in the disease.

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