multiple sclerosis
Diaspora
Greek-American with MS Fights for Handicapped Access in Miami Springs
A Greek-American man who has multiple sclerosis and who must use a wheelchair is fighting a war for handicapped access that most believe was decided long ago with the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990.
Living in...
Medicine
Researchers Find Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health determined a link between the cause of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV.) The team's research was published in the journal "Science" on Thursday.
MS is an unpredictable,...
Australia
Greek-Australian Man Needs Help in Battling Multiple Sclerosis
Greek-Australian man Dimitri Garbas, a father of two, has been battling multiple sclerosis since 2017. Fighting off crippling nerve pain and an array of other symptoms, he is now pinning his hopes on trying a new treatment that he...
Greece
Cretan University Gives Hope to People Suffering From MS, ALS and Alzheimers
Ground-breaking research carried out by the University of Crete medical School Pharmacology Professor Achilleas Gravanis in Greece gives hope to sufferers of neurodegenerative diseases. The research focuses on a new types of synthetic substances called microneurotrophins to protect tissue...
Australia
Greek and Greek-Australian Scientists to Patent First MS Treatment
Multiple sclerosis, also known as MS, is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This disrupts the communication in certain parts of the nervous system, resulting in...