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Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep
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Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep
Recreational runners who do not get enough sleep - either quality or duration - are nearly twice as likely to sustain an injury, according to new research from the Netherlands.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Medical, recreational cannabis dispensaries lead to reduced opioid prescriptions
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Medical, recreational cannabis dispensaries lead to reduced opioid prescriptions
Cannabis may be a pain-management substitute for people experiencing chronic or acute pain from conditions like cancer, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Can mindfulness combat anxiety?

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Can mindfulness combat anxiety?
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis explore potential for mindfulness techniques to calm anxiety.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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How choirs help combat loneliness! Worth a few minutes of your time
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A community of choirs
Western countries seeking to combat the modern ills of loneliness, social fragmentation and political polarisation can learn from their Scandinavian ally's remarkable choral tradition.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Research hints at the potential of pain relief with CBD
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Research hints at the potential of pain relief with CBD
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester effectively deliver CBD to the brains of mice for neuropathic pain relief with no adverse side effects.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Developing a new multiple sclerosis treatment
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Developing a new multiple sclerosis treatment
UIC researchers have developed a new way to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to the central nervous system. Their method, which deploys immune-regulating cells wearing anti-inflammatory “nanopack...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Meditation retreat rapidly reprograms body and mind
A one-week mind-body retreat triggered systematic brain and molecular changes linked to resilience, pain relief and stress recovery
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Meditation retreat rapidly reprograms body and mind
UC San Diego researchers find that a weeklong mind-body retreat led to rapid changes in brain function and blood biology, boosting resilience, pain relief, and stress recovery—showing how medita...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Multiple Sclerosis - Scientists map how the brain develops – and how it resolves inflammation
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Scientists map how the brain develops – and how it resolves inflammation
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Yale University have created a multidimensional, molecular map of how the mouse brain develops after birth and how it reacts to inflammation. The study, which ...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Insect protein added to pasteurized dairy products and brownies as part of a more sustainable diet
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Insect protein added to pasteurized dairy products and brownies as part of a more sustainable diet
The results suggest that it is a very promising way to increase the acceptability of this alternative source of protein
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Nerve injuries can affect the entire immune system, study finds
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Nerve injuries can affect the entire immune system, study finds
Nerve injuries can have long-lasting effects on the immune system that appear to differ between males and females, according to preclinical research from McGill University. Nerve injuries are common ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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A New B-Cell Drug for MS! Obexelimab Explained by Neurologist youtu.be/14igQ8fL2d4?...
A New B-Cell Drug for MS! Obexelimab Explained by Neurologist
YouTube video by Dr. Brandon Beaber
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November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Weightlifting outmuscles running for blood sugar control, study finds
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Weightlifting outmuscles running for blood sugar control, study finds
New preclinical research from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC suggests that resistance training may offer greater protection against obesity and type 2 diabetes than endurance exercise...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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What is the most useful thing you have learnt about multiple sclerosis?
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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New study reveals the hidden burden of MS on quality of life
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New study reveals the hidden burden of MS on quality of life
A major UK-wide study led by researchers based in Liverpool has revealed the profound impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on health-related quality of life, with findings that could reshape how services...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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GLP-1 drugs are effective for weight loss, but more independent studies needed
Three new Cochrane reviews find evidence that GLP-1 drugs result in clinically meaningful weight loss, but industry-funded studies raise questions.

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GLP-1 drugs effective for weight loss, but more independent studies needed
Three new Cochrane reviews find evidence that GLP-1 drugs result in clinically meaningful weight loss, but industry-funded studies raise questions. The reviews were commissioned by the World Health Or...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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The fact that all DMTs come with some major downside that could negatively affect your life in ways that make daily life uncomfortable (headache, nausea, itchiness, etc.) or add persistant, existential fear (Will I get malignant cancer? Will I develop PML? Will my liver fail? Will I lose my vision?)
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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What is the biggest challenge facing the multiple sclerosis community?
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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SGLT-2 diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of autoimmune diseases
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SGLT-2 diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of autoimmune diseases
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors used to treat type 2 diabetes are associated with an 11% lower risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, compare...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The gut–brain–immune triad in neurodegeneration: an integrated perspective #multiplesclerosis
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The gut–brain–immune triad in neurodegeneration: an integrated perspective
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), represent a growing global h...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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U Iowa study links multiple sclerosis with distinct oral microbiome
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U Iowa study links multiple sclerosis with distinct oral microbiome
University of Iowa Health Care researchers have produced the most comprehensive genetic and metabolic analysis to date of the oral microbiome associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive aut...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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MS trial results suggest drugs could repair damage
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Cambridge University multiple sclerosis drugs trial has results boost
The
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October 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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What advice would you give to a person who has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis?
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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How multiple sclerosis harms the brain long before symptoms appear
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How multiple sclerosis harms a brain long before symptoms appear
By the time patients start seeking care for multiple sclerosis (MS), the disease has already been damaging their brains for years. But until recently, scientists didn’t understand which brain ce...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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A summary of the efficacy of ublituximab (briumvi) on prevention of relapses and MRI activity in multiple sclerosis (data from the ULTIMATE I/II trials) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
October 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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What was your first symptom of multiple sclerosis?
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 AM