The international guidelines for diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS), called the McDonald criteria, underwent their most ...

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system, causing episodes of neurologic dysfunction and often gradual disease progression. The immune system ...

An analysis of more than 42,000 U.S. deaths linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) found that death rates varied by age, geography ...

For years, researchers have been hopeful they could get under the hood of multiple sclerosis. The neurological condition shows up in over 2.5 million people around the world, but it doesn’t always ...

Updated MS criteria may speed diagnosis but reshape clinical trials, increasing the need for better markers of progression ...

A connection between Epstein–Barr virus and MS has long been suspected, but the underlying mechanism was unclear until now.

B-cell depletion therapies, in which B cells of the immune system, which may drive disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS), are temporarily removed, have contributed significantly to improved ...

Credit: Getty Images Researchers discuss the potential neurologic effects of the menopausal transition on cognitive decline and multiple sclerosis progression. Menopause is increasingly recognized as ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have identified a novel molecular pathway that may link salt intake to MS risk. Ina Peters/Stocksy Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the ...

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 ...

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 ...