Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s nerves. Immune cells ...

Many people with multiple sclerosis struggle with balance and coordination, and this study uncovers a hidden reason why.

A long-term study has identified a potential biomarker that could help detect which patients are progressing toward more severe forms of multiple sclerosis.

Heidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss the impact of multiple sclerosis on patients, families, and caregivers, differentiate relapsing forms (relapsing-remitting and primary progressive) from ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects your brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the tissue that surrounds and protects your nerve cells. This damage blocks or slows down ...

Investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have discovered how a drug for multiple sclerosis interacts with its targets, a finding that may pave the way for ...

What Is Late-Onset Multiple Sclerosis? When you have multiple sclerosis (MS), your immune system attacks nerve cells and fibers called axons in your brain. When this happens, your brain can’t send ...

In a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that a certain protein prevented regulatory T cells (Tregs) from effectively doing their job in controlling the damaging effects ...

Melissa Cortez, DO, is a neurologist who has specialized expertise in neurological diseases affecting the autonomic nervous system (autonomic neurology), as well as multiple sclerosis (MS). She is ...

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...

Multiple sclerosis can affect many areas of your daily life, including dental care. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis and the medications you take for these symptoms can lead to an increased need for ...