Late-onset MS patients are more likely to accumulate disability through mechanisms not directly linked to relapses, per a ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD You may qualify for disability if you have severe MS symptoms like trouble balancing or remembering information.Documentation that supports your application ...

The study authors tested the risk-reducing effects of ocrelizumab compared with interferon β-1a for treatment of multiple sclerosis disability accumulation, with ocrelizumab showing better results in ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are trying to find blood biomarkers that may help predict the course of disease in MS. Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images As of 2020, about 2.8 million people globally have ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study reports that starting treatment at the first signs of MS symptoms could help slow disease progression. Jennifer Blount/Getty Images A recent study finds getting ...

Neighbourhood income and education level is associated with risk of disability progression in patients with multiple sclerosis, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia. UBC ...

How do we assess the needs of people with severe multiple disabilities? Unable to communicate verbally and physically, this population has nearly no possibility of expressing itself. Thanks to ...

THE health problems presented by a disease differ decidedly as they are viewed from the standpoint of the community, and from that of the patient and his physician. The primary method of study is also ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say brain lesions don’t appear to be connected to severe disability in multiple sclerosis. SeventyFour/Getty Images About 1 million people in the United States live with ...

Using eye-tracking -- a technique for recording and analyzing eye movements -- a team has shown that individuals with multiple disabilities can improve their social and emotional skills. Although ...

Higher consumption of oily fish such as tuna and salmon or lean fish like cod and perch is associated with a reduced risk for disability progression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new ...