Many people notice menstrual cycle changes after receiving an MS diagnosis. This could be due to stress over MS symptoms, which can intensify during menstrual periods. MS medications can also cause ...

Since revealing her diagnosis in late 2018, Selma Blair has solidified herself as an inspirational and realistic representation of life with multiple sclerosis—a chronic disease that, as Selma bravely ...

Scientists have used AI to identify two novel subtypes of multiple sclerosis (MS), which could offer new, targeted treatments ...

Several disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) can help change the disease course of MS. People with MS can also take other medications for symptoms, complications, and relapses. Multiple sclerosis (MS) ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) happens when your immune system attacks myelin, the sheath around your nerve cells. Without this outer shell, your nerves become damaged and cause communication problems ...

Some people start with an episode of MS symptoms that doctors call clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). CIS could lead to MS, but it doesn’t always. MS happens when your immune system mistakenly ...

MS is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system. When you have MS, your immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers, and this can lead to ...

In multiple sclerosis, or MS, your immune system attacks myelin, the fatty tissue that surrounds and protects nerve fibers. This causes scar tissue (sclerosis, also called plaque or lesions) to form ...