Multiple Sclerosis News

People Submitted by Karen E. Butler on 2009-07-02.   Southington residents Jennifer Castonguay and her daughter Jessica Castonguay at the June 8 reception honoring the 2009 Hayley's Hope & Michaela's Miracle MS Scholarship recipients.

Researchers in Berlin, Germany have ameliorated inflammation of the brain in mice caused by immune cells.

Biogen Idec and Acorda Therapeutics Announce Collaboration Agreement to Develop and Commercialize MS Therapy Fampridine-SR in Markets Outside the U.S. Acorda to Continue to Develop and Commercialize Fampridine-SR in the U.S. Upfront Payment of $110 Million; Potential Deal Value Over $500 Million Acorda to Host Conference Call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern ...

The joint research, funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the UK MS Society as well as the National Institutes of Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, was conducted by scientists at the University of California San Francisco and University of Cambridge and was published today in the journal Genes and Development.

UCB and Biogen Idec announced today the discontinuation of the Phase II clinical trial of CDP323 for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis .

DEAR ANNIE: I am 49, the eldest of four siblings and have been suffering with multiple sclerosis for years.

David Maclean, Conservative MP for Penrith and the Border for 26 years, is to stand down at the next election.

NEW dalia NEW Abstract In the mid-1990s, the implementation of the immunomodulatory drugs interferon-beta and glatiramer acetate offered the first evidence-based treatment option for multiple sclerosis .

The Biogen Idec sign welcomes visitors to the company's RTP operations. Shares of Biogen Idec sunk Monday after the biotechnology giant confirmed that another patient taking the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML.

Researchers in Berlin, Germany have ameliorated inflammation of the brain in mice caused by immune cells.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is in talks to buy parts of Irish peer Elan , including its flagship multiple sclerosis products and its Alzheimer's disease pipeline, the Sunday Times said.

Scientific evidence shows vitamin D may go beyond its traditionally known role in maintaining bone integrity, according to new research presented at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo earlier this month.

In a recent phase II clinical trial, the drug alemtuzumab was found to be a highly effective treatment for individuals with early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

THE Rotary Club of Kirriemuir has presented the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Scotland with a cheque for A 8,000, being the net proceeds from its Thrums Charity Dinner in April.

David Rice Jr. had not even reached his 40th birthday when he found out he had multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other conditions caused by a loss of myelin insulation around nerves can be debilitating and even deadly, but adequate treatments do not yet exist.

A MAN who lost his investment in an alleged 700,000 business scam has told a court of his experience.

Biogen Idec has enrolled the first patient in a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PEGylated interferon beta-1a in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis .

Main Category: Multiple Sclerosis Also Included In: Genetics Article Date: 17 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT Australian and New Zealand scientists are a step closer to unravelling what causes multiple sclerosis.

Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. IT started with an odd sensation in her right hand and a feeling of exhaustion so profound she could hardly get through an hour of work, let alone a full day.