The quest to understand and slow disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) continued in 2024, with research revealing possible new treatments and furthering knowledge about the disease course.

Disability progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) -- sometimes referred to as silent progression -- is a key integrating concept in the contemporary view of multiple sclerosis (MS). "The ...

Prenatal and early life sun exposure was associated with lower risk for relapse in children with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS), a new prospective cohort study showed. At least 30 minutes of ...

A blood test might predict when multiple sclerosis patients are about to suffer a relapse in their symptoms, a new study says. Blood levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain rise ...

Panelists discuss how progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) represents a distinct pathological process involving smoldering inflammation and neurodegeneration that drives disability in ...

Research shows that Blacks may develop multiple sclerosis more often than previously thought. Additionally, the symptoms of the disease can progress more quickly or have a higher severity. Still, ...

A trial found six weeks of yoga improved sleep quality and reduced fatigue in people with MS, suggesting its use as a ...

“Now, it means that we are not treating patients with therapies that should reduce and, in many cases, eliminate relapses,” she said, stressing that symptom change may not mean a relapse. “If a ...

Foralumab stabilized disability for 6 months in all 10 people with nonactive SPMS who took part in an expanded access program, a study found.

Christina Applegate is experiencing a "pretty bad" relapse of her multiple sclerosis , which she detailed on her new podcast with fellow MS sufferer Jamie-Lynn Sigler, MeSsy. Applegate, who was ...

Rituximab (Rituxan) provides consistently better relapse outcomes than natalizumab (Tysabri) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research suggests. Findings from a real-world "comparative ...