The role of viral infections in causing exacerbations of Multiple Sclerosis is well known. Potential safety concerns about using immunosuppressive MS disease modifying therapies (DMTs) during the COVID-19 pandemic are overstated, according to most MS experts. A new large community-based study found that 57% of people with MS and COVID-19 experience an MS exacerbation during… Read more »
According to Abraham Lincoln, “the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a bad thing but to the abuse of a good thing.” This, of course, is not news, but what exactly is a “healthy” drinking habit? According to a study from the Mayo Clinic, the key is to drink before or with… Read more »
Vaccination offers the only way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, threatened more by vaccine hesitancy than anything else. Of concern is a recent report of six cases of cerebral venous thrombosis 1–2 weeks after the Johnson and Johnson/Janssen (JJ) vaccine, the first reported such complications despite the use of 7 million doses. Is this a… Read more »
Every study that looked at it found that exercise is beneficial for people with Parkinson’s. What is new is a study that revealed that higher levels of physical activity slow cognitive decline in APOE-4 carriers, an especially high-risk group. Exercise acts as a symptomatic therapy, much like levodopa, meaning that it alleviates motor, mood and… Read more »
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