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08/08/2017 / By Russel Davis

Weight training found to slow the progression of MS, contradicting earlier medical advice to avoid exercise

A study published online in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal revealed that resistance training may prove beneficial for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). People with the condition were discouraged from engaging in any sort of physical exercise in fear that doing so would worsen the disease. However, the recent findings demonstrated that exercise does the exact opposite and may actually […]

07/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Lipoic acid in nutritional supplements found to help prevent multiple sclerosis, study finds

The results of a new pilot study showed the efficacy of lipoic acid in the reduction of whole brain atrophy among patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) compared with recently approved FDA drug ocrelizumab (brand name Ocrevus). In a randomized, double-blind study, researchers found that a daily dose of 1,200 mg of lipoic acid […]

07/19/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Breastfeeding found to protect mothers from multiple sclerosis, new study finds

Breastfeeding is believed to have a plethora of benefits for both mother and child, and American researchers have uncovered another one. According to the team from Oakland, California-based health care company Kaiser Permanente, breastfeeding for at least 15 months may actually protect women against multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, progressive disease that affects the brain, […]

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