A person who begins dealing with nerve tingling accompanied by blurred vision may begin asking themselves what are the symptoms of MS. Recent medical research shows that early detection of MS can lead to reduced instances of severe cases of MS. Part of the conundrum of diagnosing multiple sclerosis is that it's not clear if environment and environmental interactions with other factors have any bearings on how do you get ms.
Gladstone Institutes sponsored research and scientists there have, for the first time, defined a key underlying process implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple sclerosis causes progressive and irreversible damage to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This discovery offers new hope for the millions who suffer from this debilitating disease for which there is no cure.
MS is a disease that afflicts more than two million people worldwide. It develops when the body’s immune system attacks the brain. This attack damages nerve cells, which leads to symptoms that can include numbness, fatigue, difficulty walking, paralysis and loss of vision. Some drugs can delay these symptoms, but they do not treat the underlying cause of the disease. It is this aspect of MS, namely causal factors, which researchers are only just beginning to understand.
Gladstone is an independent and nonprofit biomedical-research organization dedicated to accelerating the pace of scientific discovery and innovation to prevent, treat and cure cardiovascular, viral and neurological diseases. Gladstone is affiliated with UCSF.
