Some of the most frequent questions we get have to do with why we don’t share the information we learn with the study participants we’re studying. Why won’t we tell…
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A guest post by Briana Landis, our summer intern: Zebrafish are our new favorite fish. These tiny fish, about the size of a triple-A battery, are a popular model organism…
“[The principle, in building a sewer system, was] of diverting the cause of the mischief to a locality where it can do no mischief. “ Joseph Bazelgette 1819 – 1891…
Doctors told [my] parents, “It will go away in a year. We’ve told you kids can’t get MS.” But Briana Landis did have MS. She is one of approximately 5%…
The notion of a gut/brain connection is not a new one (in 1981 there was an international symposium in Florence, Italy on “The Gut-Brain Axis: A New Frontier”), but within…
Imagine how exciting it must have been. It is 1981 and you are using cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to scan the brain of a person with multiple sclerosis….
The hardships caused by MS are not restricted to those that have the disease, but can extend to their familial caregivers as well. Caregivers report increased mental health issues, such…
Complex. This is perhaps the word used most often in discussions of the origins of MS. Some diseases are caused by a single broken gene, such as cystic fibrosis, which…
From “balance dogs” trained as mobility aids to family pets that provide emotional comfort, animals play important supporting roles in the lives of many people with MS. Add therapy horses…
When a woman becomes pregnant, her immune system must strike a delicate balance. If it is too reactive, it can target her fetus as an alien invader. If it is…
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