BioNTech creates a multiple sclerosis vaccine

The experts behind the BioNTech coronavirus jab have developed another vaccine which they claim cures multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice.  The new MS vaccine works in a similar way to the coronavirus vaccine, manufactured in conjunction with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.  A piece of genetic material known as mRNA is inserted into a person’s arm … Read more

Laverne & Shirley star David Lander dies at 73 after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis

Laverne & Shirley star David Lander dies at 73 after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 21:20 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:20 GMT, 5 December 2020 Veteran character actor David Lander, most famous for his role of Andrew ‘Squiggy’ Squiggman on classic 70s TV Series Laverne & Shirley, has … Read more

Covid-19 research: Inhaled multiple sclerosis drug ‘speeds recovery’

Scientists believe they have found an inhaler (pictured) that blocks coronavirus from progressing in the lungs A drug that coronavirus patients inhale slashes their risk of falling seriously ill and speeds up recovery, a major study has revealed in the second Covid breakthrough this week. Just 13 per cent of hospitalised Covid-19 patients given SNG001 fell … Read more

Obese children are more likely to get multiple sclerosis

Obese children are more likely to get multiple sclerosis: One in 10 cases of the crippling condition are linked to bulging waistlines, scientists warn Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord. It can lead to disability Experts say that one in ten cases of the condition are linked to childhood obesity  They said rates … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Virtual photography exhibition of those living with multiple sclerosis 

HEALTH NOTES: Virtual photography exhibition shines light on remarkable stories of those living with multiple sclerosis By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 22 August 2020 A virtual photography exhibition is shining a light on the remarkable lives of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). The online gallery … Read more

Federal study will test combination of remdesivir and multiple sclerosis in coronavirus patients 

Remdesivir will be combined with a multiple sclerosis drug in next phase of federal tests in hopes the combination will fight deadly inflammation in coronavirus patients Remdesivir has already been approved for emergency use authorization in severe coronavirus patients  Now federal researchers will compared remdesivir and a placebo to remdesivir and beta interferon The drug is approved … Read more

Woman opens up about heartbreaking moment she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis aged 22 

A woman has recalled how she unknowingly dismissed symptoms of multiple sclerosis as ‘pins and needles’, after she woke up with a numb arm one morning. Holly Ridgeon, now 24, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, has gone viral after opening up about the life-changing moment she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 22, in the … Read more

Chemical in apple peel could help reverse devastating damage caused multiple sclerosis

Why an apple a day could keep multiple sclerosis away: Compound that gives the fruit’s skin its sheen could help reverse devastating damage caused by the disease Chemical found in apple peel could transform multiple sclerosis treatment  Compound could be turned into the first drug that reverses disease’s damage  Testing on mice, paralysed animals given … Read more