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What to Expect With Primary Progressive MS If you?ve been diagnosed with primary progressive MS, what can you do to understand your illness? Can you do anything to slow its rate of progression? And most importantly, what can you do today to prepare for tomorrow? Here?s how some people are finding the answers. MS Drug Tysabri Tied to Brain Infection Two European multiple sclerosis patients taking the drug Tysabri have come down with PML, a rare brain infection; PML is a known Tysabri risk. Alternative Therapy to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Alternative Therapy to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis: Questions to Ask Your Doctor Early treatment can reduce the severity of this debilitating illness. The key? Don?t wait for symptoms to progress Rituximab Shows Promise for MS Multiple sclerosis patients treated with the cancer drug Rituxan showed rapid and dramatic improvement in brain lesions and had fewer relapses than expected. Pediatric MS Affects Thinking, Memory Multiple sclerosis (MS) that strikes during childhood may disrupt a key phase of brain development and appears to have a profound negative impact on a child's ability to think and pay attention. MS That Runs in Families May Be Worse Multiple sclerosis may cause more severe brain damage in patients who have a relative who had multiple sclerosis, a study shows. MS Drug Clears Hurdle A new oral drug called laquinimod appears to be a promising treatment option for adults with the most common form of multiple sclerosis (MS). Good News for Oral MS Drug Fingolimod Seventy percent of multiple sclerosis patients taking the experimental drug FTY720 -- fingolimod -- were relapse free after 3 years of daily treatment. Eye Scan May Help Spot MS Damage An eye scan that measures nerve thickness in the retina may help gauge nerve damage from multiple sclerosis, experts note in Neurology. Pot Use May Hamper Thinking in MS Among multiple sclerosis patients, marijuana users may have slower reaction times on mental skills tests, a Canadian study shows. Could Caffeine Stop MS in Its Tracks? Drinking large amounts of caffeine appeared to protect mice from developing a multiple sclerosis-like disease in a newly published study. Cancer Drug Helps Hard-to-Treat MS A half-century-old cancer drug could help multiple sclerosis patients who have few treatment options -- those with the most aggressive and hard-to treat disease. Antibody May Help Heal MS Nerve Damage Antibody treatment may help restore the fatty myelin sheath surrounding nerves damaged by multiple sclerosis, researchers report. Shemar Moore Bikes for MS Actor Shemar Moore talks to WebMD about his commitment to raising funds for multiple sclerosis, a disease his mother has.

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