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 ...

Let’s jump in: Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. The condition occurs when your immune system does not recognize myelin, the fatty white layer coating ...

Let’s jump in: Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. The condition occurs when your immune system does not recognize myelin, the fatty white layer coating ...

Neurofilament light chain is a promising noninvasive biomarker for multiple sclerosis (MS), but lacks disease specificity due to other neurological causes. Apolipoprotein levels are negatively ...

Some research suggests that people with multiple sclerosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis. An increased risk hasn’t been established, and we don’t know how MS might increase the risk. Having ...

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

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that impacts nearly 3 million people around the world. The cause of the disorder is unclear, though it's been suggested that genetics, ...

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) often means dealing with different kinds of pain some caused by damage to nerves, some by muscle stiffness or spasms, and some related to changes in how the body ...

Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) are neurodegenerative diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord. MS occurs when the immune system attacks cells that cover nerves. Parkinson’s is ...