BTK Inhibitors in the Treatment of MS MStranslate December 12, 2023 Clinical Trials, Research, Treatments What is Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK)? Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase, or BTK, is an enzyme in the body that plays a role in the activity of B cells. B cells, which are important cells in the immune system,...
Neural Stem Cell Transplantation for Progressive MS MStranslate March 28, 2023 Research, Stem Cells, Treatments 1 Comment Research Summary: Neural stem cell transplantation in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis: an open-label, phase 1 study The treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis remains an unmet need. ...
Heart Medication Shows Potential to Repair Myelin MStranslate August 16, 2022 Remyelination, Research, Treatments Research Summary: Repurposing the cardiac glycoside digoxin to stimulate myelin regeneration in chemically-induced and immune-mediated mouse models of multiple sclerosis The ability to repair myelin damage...
EBV T-Cell Treatment for MS: Trial Update MStranslate July 13, 2022 Epstein-Barr virus, Progressive MS, Research, Treatments Research Update: ATA188 Phase 2 EMBOLD Study Today, Atara Biotherapeutics provided an update on their Phase 2 randomised clinical trial, called the EMBOLD study, which is testing the safety and effectiveness...
Real World Application of AHSCT in MS MStranslate December 22, 2021 Research, Stem Cells, Treatments Written by Brett Drummond (MStranslate co-founder), in collaboration with Joey Lambert (MStranslate intern) Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is an exciting, recently developed...
Treating Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate July 20, 2021 Fatigue, Research, Symptoms, Treatments Fatigue. It is one of the most commonly reported symptoms by people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Not only do many people experience it, but they also indicate that it is the symptom that has the...
Safety of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in PwMS MStranslate June 7, 2021 COVID-19, Infection, Research, Treatments 2 Comments One of the most common questions that I have received from the MStranslate community lately is whether there is any new information about the COVID vaccines for people living with multiple sclerosis. Last...
Sex Differences in MS: Professor Rhonda Voskuhl MStranslate April 16, 2021 Research, Treatments, Videos This week, we premiered our first collaborative project with RealTalk MS, an interview co-hosted by Brett Drummond and Jon Strum. Their very special guest for this inaugural event was Prof Rhonda Voskuhl...
mRNA Vaccines & Their Potential in MS MStranslate January 15, 2021 Research, Treatments, Videos Recently published research from the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University has looked at the use of an mRNA vaccine as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis. In this below...
Cannabis Oils & Pomegranate Peel Extract MStranslate January 6, 2021 Research, Treatments Happy New Year everyone! We hope that 2021 is a fantastic year and that we see lots of positive developments in the field of multiple sclerosis research. For the first time last year, we trialled an...