Month: April 2021

A new study, titled “Lifetime perspective on alcohol and brain health,” provides compelling evidence that alcohol is harmful. These are the three periods of greatest risk: 1. Pregnancy. Even small amounts can harm the developing brain, yet 10% of pregnant women ignore this warning. 2. Late teen-age years (15–19), a period of “synaptic pruning” and… Read more »

The COVID-19 pandemic is the elephant in the room for MS patients. Does their disease or their treatment make them more likely to be infected or to have a more severe or even a fatal course? Only older age, obesity and more severe disability are independent risk factors which also apply to all chronic diseases…. Read more »