Category: MS Genetic Research

Molecular diagnostics firm Lineagen and Fast Forward have forged a partnership to fund the development of a blood-based assay for multiple sclerosis

Dec 14, 2011 Under the terms of the deal announced today, Fast Forward, a nonprofit subsidiary of the National Multiple…

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STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS, RESTORING LOST FUNCTION, ENDING MS FOREVER

STOPPING MS IN ITS TRACKS New therapies showing positive results — Several late-stage, phase III clinical trials in relapsing MS…

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STEM CELL RESEARCH UPDATE: British MS Study Among Recent Successes

December 5, 2011 British doctors and Bristol University experts are looking to recruit subjects to participate in a trial which…

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Pediatric Network and Other Sites Recruiting for Study of Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors

Investigators nationwide are recruiting 640 children with early relapsing-remitting MS or CIS (clinically isolated syndrome, a single episode of MS-like…

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One of the scientists at Biogen Idec pushing for a new kind of regenerative medicine for Multiple Sclerosis

Luke Timmerman 10/21/11 Sha Mi, Biogen Idec’s Neurology Ace, to Join “The Genetics Institute Impact” conference One of the scientists at…

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Stem Cells a Step Forward for Treating M.S., Other Diseases

Areas in red indicate mouse brain cells coated with myelin, a crucial substance lacking in patients with M.S. Scientists have…

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Researchers Recruiting 5,000 First-Degree Relatives of People with MS for Genetic/Environmental Research Study

LARGE GENETIC RESEARCH study for relatives of MS Patients A group of researchers at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s…

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