MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a medical imaging technique that provides detailed pictures of the structure of your brain. Unlike methods that use radiation, such as X-rays, MRI applies strong magnets. The reasons for abnormal MRI results...
Multiple sclerosis, commonly referred to as MS, takes time to diagnose. Once you get a diagnosis, treatments begin. Without insurance, MS can drain your financial savings and cause financial hardship. Health insurance, life insurance and...
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is a widely used medical imaging method. This tool uses magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the soft tissue of the human brain. These images can be from any angle and direction. MRI is safe and...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which your immune system attacks your body and starts to destroy the protective covering of your nerves. When this happens, your brain cannot effectively communicate with your body. This can lead to the...
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is characterized by loss of the myelin layer, the protective sheath that surrounds nerve cells. Symptoms of MS include muscle weakness and rigidity, vision problems, urinary and bowel dysfunctions. Some vitamins,...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune cells attack myelin, or the protective covering around nerves in the body. Myelin protects electrical signals that go through the nerves. When myelin is damaged, nerve...
The founder of diet research into the cause and treatment of MS, DIRECT-MS, Mr. Ashton Embry recommends that those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, eliminate gluten grains from their diet. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, or NMSS,...
Demyelinating disease causes the myelin sheaths that cover nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to deteriorate. When myelin sheaths deteriorate, the nerves can't properly transmit impulses. Demyelination of the nerves can occur in the nerves...
Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is a typically a progressive disease in which the myelin sheath, the covering that sounds and protects nerve cells, is damaged by inflammation, notes MedlinePlus. When the myelin sheath is damaged, nerve impulses are...
The McDougall Diet is one of many proposed eating plans for people with multiple sclerosis, or MS. MS is a disease that attacks the central nervous system. The symptoms, progression and severity of MS vary from person to person. The cause of the...
