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General Research Projects and News:
The web site of an organisation determined to accelerate research into repairing the myelin damage done in MS, leukodystrophies and other demyelinating diseases. The site has some very good information about its funded projects and other research news.
ClinicalTrials.gov: (multiple sclerosis)
The US National Institute of Health's list of currently recruiting MS clinical trials together with contact details for the specific trial centres. ClinicalTrials.gov is the main page of this site.
MSAdvances - Advances in Multiple Sclerosis
Resource designed to bring people up to date with information on the management and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) through the use of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG).
Information on MS research projects being carried out at the Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine.
ClinicalTrials.com (not the same as ClinicalTrials.gov)
Pharmaceutical Research Plus Inc's site tries to match up patients with clinical trials. This site is commercially funded.
MS First - Multiple Sclerosis Research facility
Multiple Sclerosis National Research Institute
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing - Patient Resources Main Page
Organized Clinical and Research Centers
Acorda Therapeutics (research on 4-AP, M1, stem cells etc.)
Medscape Resource Center - Multiple Sclerosis
NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Newswise - Medical, Scientific, Business and Life News
Overview of Drug Treatments for MS:
bmj.com: Drug treatment of multiple sclerosis
Nutrition:
Nutritional Factors and Multiple Sclerosis
Genetics:
dna.com | Genetics of Multiple Sclerosis
Beta Interferons:
Rebif Effective In Treating Secondary Progressive MS
eBMJ - Population based cost utility study of interferon beta-1b
Novantrone:
FDA Grants Priority Review To Novantrone For MS
T Cell Vaccination:
MS research: T Cell Vaccination in MS
Viruses:
Influence of Viral Infection on the Etiology and Pathogenesis of MS
Bacteria:
Common Bacterium Linked To Multiple Sclerosis
Forbes (11-15-99) Do Germs Cause Cancer?
VUMC Reporter on Chlamydia Pneumonia
VUMC Reporter - More on Chlamydia pneumoniae
Chlamydia Bacterium Linked to Multiple Sclerosis
Pneumonia Organism May Play Role in MS Development
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