Vitamin D – Final Act?!
The role of vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis is still controversially discussed. There is no
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Vitamin D – Final Act?!
The role of vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis is still controversially discussed. There is no doubt that vitamin D is a risk factor for susceptibility to MS. However, convincing studies that prove that the supplementation
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HIV, HIV Medications and Multiple Sclerosis
In this video, Prof. Mäurer explores the question of whether there is a connection between HIV and Multiple Sclerosis, or whether HIV drugs can be used to treat Multiple Sclerosis. Please consider using the automated
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Termination of Therapy
There is broad consensus that MS therapy should start as early as possible. However, for people with MS, the question of how long MS therapy should be continued and when it can be safely stopped
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The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) – Facts and Considerations Regarding Vaccination (3)
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) persists for life in the human body after a primary infection. Most often, the infection has no consequences, but the virus can also cause severe illness and is associated with the
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ECTRIMS 2024 – BTKi and Diagnostic Criteria (Video)
There were two important highlights at the ECTRIMS Congress 2024 in Copenhagen: The Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) Tolebrutinib was able to show in Phase 3 that it significantly slows the progression of disability in
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CAR-T Cell Therapy and Multiple Sclerosis – Current Status
Prof. Mathias Mäurer discusses in this video about the new form of therapy and the current status of results on CAR-T cell therapy for MS. Please consider using the automated translation of YouTube. You can
Continue reading The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) – Facts and Considerations on Infection (2)
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) belongs to the family of herpes viruses. EBV was first identified as a human tumor virus in Burkitt’s lymphoma (an aggressive blood cancer of the B-cell series) and has subsequently been
Continue reading The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) – Facts and Considerations (1)
The Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV for short, often causes confusion in connection with multiple sclerosis. Therefore, this is the start of the first of three parts with facts and considerations about EBV and MS. In
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Science Denial
We live in turbulent times. The center of our society now feels an increasing erosion of democratic principles, the decay of our democracy is now a real danger. The risk exists alongside intolerance, homophobia, racism,
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Approval of Ocrelizumab for Subcutaneous Administration
In late April, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a recommendation for approval for Ocrelizumab (OCREVUS®) in a subcutaneous (s.c.) administration form. As with the
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