A meta-analysis of 3 case-controlled MS studies showed an association between susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS) and the vitamin D pathway. Genetic variation in vitamin D receptor (VDR) binding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain scan Researchers from institutions across France have uncovered solid clinical evidence that supplements of vitamin D could ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Though evidence is mounting that low vitamin D levels may increase risk for the development and perhaps progression of multiple sclerosis, clinicians still do not have ...

Findings from this study showed that initial preferences for a good, long-term safety profile and relapse prevention among people with MS who started on a new DMT remained highly relevant throughout ...

High-dose vitamin D in patients with relapsing, remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) does not prevent relapse, results from a randomized control trial show. However, at least one expert believes the ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition that affects your central nervous system. The condition causes your immune system to attack the myelin cells, the protective sheaths surrounding your ...

High-dose vitamin D reduced disease activity in early MS and CIS compared with placebo. Patients taking vitamin D had a longer time to disease activity: 432 days versus 224 days. No severe adverse ...

While vitamins like vitamin D may help MS symptoms, some research suggests that too much vitamin C or vitamin B7 may make them worse. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition that affects the ...

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Vitamin D may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) and also reduce harmful brain activity, a new study suggests. Correcting vitamin D deficiency early in the course of the disease is ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the protective coating that insulates neurons, called the myelin sheath, is attacked and destroyed in the central nervous system. The symptoms ...

Researchers describe a novel molecular link between vitamin B12 and MS that takes place in astrocytes -- important non-neuronal glial cells in the brain. For decades, scientists have noted an ...