http://www.msobserver.com Multiple Sclerosis News and Information Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:10:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Boston, MA – Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and a team of collaborators have observed for the first time that the risk of multiple sclerosis MS increases by many folds following infection with the Epstein-Barr virus EBV. This finding implicates EBV ... http://www.msobserver.com/2010/03/researchers-find-further-evidence-linking-epstein-barr-virus-and-risk-of-multiple-sclerosis/ Highly fit multiple sclerosis patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows. In addition, MRI scans of the patients showed that the fitter MS patients showed less damage in parts of the brain that show deterioration as a result of MS, as ... http://www.msobserver.com/2010/02/exercise-helps-protect-brain-of-multiple-sclerosis-patients-study-suggests/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The first U.S. clinical trials in more than two decades on the medical benefits of marijuana confirm pot is effective in reducing muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis and pain caused by certain neurological injuries or illnesses, according to a report issued Wednesday. Igor Grant, a psychiatrist who ... http://www.msobserver.com/2010/02/calif-research-shows-pot-can-ease-muscle-spasms/ Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the fatty substance surrounding the nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. The resulting damage interferes with the transmission of nerve signals between the brain and spinal cord and other parts of the body. In the ... http://www.msobserver.com/2010/02/new-criteria-proposed-for-diagnosing-multiple-sclerosis-healthandage-%e2%80%93-medical-articles-and-news-for-health-in-aging-live-well-live-longer/