http://www.msobserver.com Multiple Sclerosis News and Information Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:55:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ... In multiple sclerosis, the insulating layers that protect nerve fibres in the brain, known as myelin sheaths, become damaged. The loss of myelin in the brain prevents nerve fibres from sending signals properly and will eventually lead to the loss of the nerve fibre itself. However, early in the ... http://www.msobserver.com/2012/01/hopes-for-reversing-age-associated-effects-in-ms-patients/ A Calgary woman has died in the United States following controversial neck vein surgery to treat her multiple sclerosis. Maralyn Clarke died April 18, shortly after undergoing treatment at Synergy Health Concepts Inc. in Orangeville County, Calif.She becomes the second victim of the vein procedure, almost a year after Mahir Mostic ... http://www.msobserver.com/2011/07/canadian-dies-following-ms-surgery-in-u-s/ By SCOTT K. PARKS / The Dallas Morning News Tim Timmons once was a stalwart in the Church of Christ, a conservative Republican, a buttoned-down insurance executive with a busy life, a wife and three children. Slowly but surely, multiple sclerosis robbed him of that life. [caption id="" align="alignleft" ... http://www.msobserver.com/2010/10/multiple-sclerosis-changes-garland-mans-outlook-on-marijuana/ MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Multiple sclerosis may be more active in the spring and summer months, new research shows. In a study using MRI scans to detect brain lesions tied to MS, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that new lesions occurred two to three times ... http://www.msobserver.com/2010/08/multiple-sclerosis-changes-with-the-seasons/