Lower levels of a rare gut bacterium may increase the risk of MS by reducing the activity of the immune-regulating gene FcRL3 ...

Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to boost the repair of nerve cells damaged in multiple sclerosis, a study shows. The innovative method, which was tested in mice, supports the development ...

Ever had that moment when a family member gets diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and suddenly everyone’s wondering — am I next? It’s a scary thought that sends many people down internet rabbit holes, ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disorder of the central nervous system characterised by demyelination, neuroinflammation and varying degrees of neurodegeneration. Genetic factors account ...

In three articles published on line Sunday in The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Genetics, three teams of researchers say they have identified, by separate routes, new genetic variants ...

An international research team, including researchers at Karolinska Institutet, has mapped the genes expressed in the brain cells of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The atlas, which is presented ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain inflammation may be fueled by a gene on the X chromosome, a new study in mice suggests. And in female mice, who carry two X ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system autoimmune disease but molecular mechanisms underlying the disorder remain largely unknown. In May Nature Medicine, Christopher Lock and colleagues ...

One of the leading triggers for multiple sclerosis (MS) is an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus. However, certain gene variants also play an important role. Researchers at the University of Zurich ...