There is a variety of sources about new research on MS. Which you use depends on your own inclinations, and indeed your own resources! The most important source of reliable and accurate scientific research on MS is that contained in the peer-reviewed scientific, and especially neurological, journals. Usually these are not obtainable directly except in […]
Genetic research Chapter 1 discusses the possible causal relationship between MS, genetics and the environment. The most striking thing now is the speed at which research on possible underlying genetic factors is being undertaken. Of course, this research is part of the massive international research effort which has now ‘mapped’ human genetic makeup – in […]
People sometimes use the term ‘research’ in a very loose way for almost any kind of information-gathering about a topic of interest – finding out information about your Multiple Sclerosis, by reading this book for example. However, ‘scientific research’ involves a very particular way of acquiring information, where a specific question – called a hypothesis […]
Research on the causes, possible cures and ways of managing Multiple Sclerosis has increased dramatically in recent years. Much of the information that has advanced our understanding of Multiple Sclerosis has come from what is called basic research – general knowledge of how the brain and central nervous system work and, more recently, how susceptibility to […]
