Women under age 40 with multiple sclerosis are 8 percent less likely than men to receive disease-modifying drugs, a new study has found. Uncertainty about the impact of these drugs during pregnancy ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) could be "on the brink of a new class of treatment" after early trial results suggest two drugs may repair damage caused by the condition. A study led by the University of ...

A new study found that most therapies used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) were linked to a higher risk of low birth weight but not miscarriage, premature birth, and major birth defects. The study ...

Two experimental drug molecules promoted myelin repair in MS disease models, pointing toward a possible future route for ...

Many women are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at an age when they are considering starting a family. What does the disease and its medication mean for the child? To answer this question, a ...

Medicare drug plans are increasingly excluding coverage of new specialty drugs that treat complex conditions like cancers and autoimmune diseases. New research from the USC Schaeffer Center shows how ...

New research led by NYU Langone Medical Center examines what happens when a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) who is clinically stable stops taking their medication. The international, multi-site ...

Rick Blum is meticulous about planning, ordering, and taking the medication he is prescribed to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, a chronic and incurable neurological disorder that has ...

People with multiple sclerosis appear to have higher rates of thyroid problems than the general population. The link isn’t clear, but shared pathways and MS medication side effects may play a role. MS ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. The body mistakenly attacks and damages the protective ...