Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 27—There's more than one bacterial culprit for a disease that's been eating away at elk hooves in the Pacific Northwest. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The myelin sheaths insulating neurons are damaged in multiple sclerosis. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Brand X Pictures ...

A fascinating breakthrough in multiple sclerosis research reveals that the microscopic organisms living in our digestive systems might hold crucial clues about the disease’s development and severity.

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to attack its own nervous system. This mechanism can accelerate the progression of ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that results when the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and spinal cord. It affects nearly one million people in the U.S. and over 2.8 million worldwide. While ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The environment plays a key role in determining who develops multiple sclerosis, and ...