Links, ratings and descriptions are historical and may be outdated. They are not current recommendations.

Click here for an explanation of my rating system.

General Research Projects and News:

The Myelin Project

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).

MS research: menu

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

MS Research Page

Current Clinical Trials in MS

MS Pathfinder - Research

Organized Clinical and Research Centers

Acorda Therapeutics (research on 4-AP, M1, stem cells etc.)

Medscape Resource Center - Multiple Sclerosis

Today on Medscape

NIAID, National Institutes of Health

EurekAlert!

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

Research Organisations:

Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center

Source details

Author: Paul Jones

Archive capture: . This is not a medical review date.

View archived source