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06 Nov 2011

Previous traumatic brain injury doubles the risk of developing MS

Researchers from Taipei have found that traumatic brain injury doubles the risk of developing MS over the next six years

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22 Sep 2011

Statins improve outcome from optic neuritis

A randomised controlled trial has shown administration of a cholesterol-lowering drug (simvastatin) significantly improved the outcome for people with MS having an attack of optic neuritis

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15 Aug 2011

Genetic studies into MS

A large international effort in analysing the genome of thousands of people with MS has found many new genes influencing MS development

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22 Jun 2011

Researchers suggest new mechanical cause of MS

Dr Raymond Damadian, inventor of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has just published a paper suggesting the MS is caused by a mechanical problem with blockage to cerebrospinal fluid leaving the brain

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23 May 2011

New study shows placebo markedly reduces relapse rate in controlled trials

A new study published in the major international journal Multiple Sclerosis has identified in a systematic review of randomised controlled trials that people in the placebo arms involved in these studies had significantly reduced relapse rates

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01 Apr 2011

Predictors of which children with demyelination will go on to develop MS

A large group of researchers from the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children have investigated the predictive factors for which children with an acute demyelinating event will go on to develop MS. The usual culprits turned up: low vitamin D, glandular…

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21 Jan 2011

Prof Jelinek on cow’s milk and MS

In response to a common question, here is a recording about the science behind his recommendation to avoid cow’s milk products. Prof Jelinek discusses the key papers in the literature that establish the link between cow’s milk and MS.

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16 Dec 2010

Professor Jelinek’s research on live-in MS retreats featured on ABC TV

The ABC has featured Prof Jelinek's newly published research showing the benefit of live-in retreats for people with MS on its current affairs show The 7.30 Report

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20 Nov 2010

Tasmanian study shows MS incidence increasing significantly

New data from the longitudinal study in Tasmania show MS incidence doubling from the 1950s to the 2000s, and the prevalence tripling from 1961 to 2009. The death rate however halved

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14 Oct 2010

High cow’s milk consumption in adolescence increases MS risk

Findings from the Nurses Health Study suggest that high cow's milk consumption in adolescence predisposes to MS in later life

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10 Oct 2010

Minocycline likely to be highly effective in MS despite poor study design

Canadian researchers show that minocycline (a cheap oral antibiotic used for acne) added to Copaxone is more effective than Copaxone alone, but poor study design means the results just miss out on being significant

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02 Sep 2010

Managing Multiple Sclerosis Naturally: book review

Professor George Jelinek's review of Judy Graham’s book: Managing Multiple Sclerosis Naturally.

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