In a large, retrospective cohort study, investigators found a slightly increased risk for MS in patients on TNF therapy, especially among those being treated for rheumatic disease.
Certain risk factors can increase the odds of poor physical and mental quality of life decades after a patient receives a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, new research suggests.
Emotional or sexual abuse in childhood may increase risk for multiple sclerosis in women, and multiple kinds of abuse is tied to further risk, the first prospective study of its kind suggests.
A test that measures kappa in cerebrospinal fluid is faster, easier, and less costly for diagnosing multiple sclerosis than a more commonly used test, new research suggests.
Epstein-Barr virus is the likely cause of multiple sclerosis, new research confirms. Investigators found the risk of MS increased 32-fold following EBV infection.