June 7, 2023 MS Discovery IDs Factor That Shapes Your Risk A new discovery about multiple sclerosis (MS) could lead to better, more targeted treatments.
October 17, 2022 Discovery Holds Key to Boosting Brain’s Ability to Fight Alzheimer’s, MS The discovery of a "master controller" for the brain's immune response could let doctors supercharge the body’s ability to fight a spectrum of devastating neurological diseases.
November 13, 2020 Promising MS Drug Could Worsen Disease, Research Suggests The drug has not yet made it to human trials for multiple sclerosis, but UVA scientists are warning their fellow researchers to proceed cautiously.
October 7, 2019 UVA Discovers Surprising Contributor to Multiple Sclerosis The multiple sclerosis discovery suggests new avenues for devising treatments and is a vital step toward finding a cure.
September 17, 2018 UVA Identifies Brain’s Lymphatic Vessels as New Avenue to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple…
December 19, 2016 Unknown soldiers: UVA discovers powerful defenders of the brain UVA researchers discover an influential type of immune cell in the membranes around the brain; These cells kick off powerful…
June 1, 2015 Missing Link Found Between Brain, Immune System Vessels directly connecting brain, lymphatic system exist despite decades of doctrine that they don’t Finding may have substantial implications for…