Multiple Sclerosis - Page 5

March 22, 2019

Selma Blair reveals MS brain scan on Instagram: It looks like the 'face of a cheetah'

Selma Blair is once again getting candid about her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis — this time, giving fans a close look at her latest test results.

February 25, 2019

Selma Blair makes emotional first public appearance since multiple sclerosis diagnosis at Oscars after party

Selma Blair made her first public appearance Sunday night since she revealed she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

February 15, 2019

Janice Dean: There's incredible news about my disease – Multiple sclerosis

In 2005 I was diagnosed with MS and over the past 13 years, I have met hundreds of people who also live with this disease. Almost every single person I know tells me they have a loved one or a friend who has it too.

January 18, 2019

Alaska woman with MS says stem-cell treatment has left her ‘practically symptom-free’

An Anchorage, Alaska, woman who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) more than a 10 years ago says an experimental stem-cell treatment has left her “practically symptom-free.”

October 21, 2018

Actress Selma Blair, 46, reveals MS diagnosis: 'I am disabled'

Selma Blair on Saturday said she was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and opened up about how the disease has “disabled” her.

August 3, 2018

Navy veteran with MS, 94, goes for gold in National Veterans Wheelchair Games

For 94-year-old Doris Merrill, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games is about more than the 70 medals she’s earned over the years.

October 16, 2017

Why Americans with MS are going to Russia for treatment

An experimental treatment for MS known as HSCT is available in North America, but it’s more accessible and less expensive in Russia.

September 27, 2017

Scientists say they've found a link between breast-feeding, lower risk of MS

Women are most likely to develop multiple sclerosis during their childbearing years—after they hit puberty and before menopause.

September 26, 2017

Newly approved MS drug changing treatment landscape

Believe it or not, until 1993 there was no treatment available for multiple sclerosis (MS), with doctors turning to steroids to manage patients’ symptoms.

September 19, 2017

How laughter can help people with MS

A new clinical trial is under way to study how laughter can help ease depression and anxiety for people with neurological disorders.