MS and the vagus nerve may affect each other. Preliminary animal research suggests vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may help reduce certain processes, such as inflammation, that contribute to MS. However ...

Does MS cause pain? Should people with MS exercise? Many common beliefs about MS aren’t true, but here we separate fact from ...

Scientists have uncovered a concerning link between something as common as table salt and one of medicine’s most puzzling autoimmune conditions. A groundbreaking study published in Science ...

Many people experience vision problems in MS. Learn about common eye symptoms, including eye pain, blurry vision, and double vision.

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the ...

When it comes to diagnosing the chronic autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS), doctors have been trained to traditionally suspect MS in younger women of northern European descent. The only ...

Multiple sclerosis can cause neurological changes like weakness and decreased coordination and balance. Changes in the way your body moves may increase the risk of conditions like plantar fasciitis.

CNN — Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system and is considered an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system attacks its own healthy cells. It affects quality of ...

Both Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis involve an autoimmune attack on the nervous system. Guillain-Barré syndrome affects the peripheral nervous system, while multiple sclerosis impacts ...

Aug. 4 (UPI) --People with multiple sclerosis, or MS, begin experiencing new health issues up to 15 years before the classic signs of the illness appear, Canadian research shows. "MS can be difficult ...