multiple sclerosis
noun
: a demyelinating disease marked by patches of hardened tissue in the brain or the spinal cord and associated especially with partial or complete paralysis and jerking muscle tremor
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Treg cells also control internal revolt in the form of an overactive immune response by other immune cells that can trigger allergies and autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, lupus and multiple sclerosis – diseases that develop when Treg cells are defective in either number, function or both.
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Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
This discovery provides a foundation for understanding and treating autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis are a spectrum of diseases that affect patients of all ages, oftentimes with devastating or even fatal effects, said Daniel Kastner, a distinguished investigator at the National Institutes of Health.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
This scene played out repeatedly during the couple’s travels across Europe, Alaska and beyond – a testament not only to human kindness but to their spirit and refusal to let Trish’s multiple sclerosis stop them from traveling.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
This discovery provides a foundation for understanding and treating autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis are a spectrum of diseases that affect patients of all ages, oftentimes with devastating or even fatal effects, said Daniel Kastner, a distinguished investigator at the National Institutes of Health.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
This scene played out repeatedly during the couple’s travels across Europe, Alaska and beyond – a testament not only to human kindness but to their spirit and refusal to let Trish’s multiple sclerosis stop them from traveling.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Multiple sclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20sclerosis. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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