http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:08:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new study suggests that MS patients who have low levels of vitamin D may have a higher risk of suffering relapses of disease. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2011/05/vitamin-d-levels-linked-to-relapses-in-multiple-sclerosis/ Scientists at the Kessler Foundation have found that multiple sclerosis patients have more trouble remembering, processing information, and learning in warm weather. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2011/02/warmer-weather-may-affect-ms-patients-thinking/ Scientists say multiple sclerosis appears to reduce levels of a neurotransmitter that helps prevent stress and inflammation in the brain. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2011/02/ms-linked-to-brain-chemical-deficiency-in-new-study/ Researchers say increasing sun exposure and having higher vitamin D levels may help protect people from developing multiple sclerosis. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2011/02/low-vitamin-d-sunlight-levels-linked-to-ms-risk/ British scientists have identified a protein that may act as a "master switch" for inflammation in the body, a discovery that may play a key role in the development of new treatments for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2011/01/scientists-find-turn-off-switch-for-autoimmune-disease/ An experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis called teriflunomide appears to dramatically cut the risk of relapse. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2010/10/experimental-ms-drug-cuts-relapse-by-31-percent/ The patients who had the highest levels of fatigue and depression at the study's start had the most improvement, researchers found. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2010/10/meditation-may-reduce-ms-related-depression-fatigue/ Watching too many TV medical dramas may reduce your satisfaction with life, a small new study suggests. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2010/10/medical-tv-dramas-may-harm-your-mental-health-study/ The disease's intensity rose in the summer months, and researchers say that was due to both radiation from sunlight as well as a hotter temperature. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2010/09/ms-symptoms-vary-with-the-season/ Researchers believe the drug works by helping tamp down the overactive immune system. http://www.yourmedicinecenter.biz/2010/09/asthma-drug-may-help-treat-ms/