Read more multiple sclerosis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7162/multiple-sclerosis.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:12:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72866/bad-driving-is-in-the-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCertain people—perhaps up to 30% of the population—may be fated by their genetic makeup to be bad drivers, a new study suggests. Researchers tested a small group of people on a driving simulator and found that subjects with a particular gene variant weren't so hot at keeping up...http://www.newser.com/story/72866/bad-driving-is-in-the-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 16:37:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71761/men-more-likely-to-abandon-sick-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRelationships fail seven times more often when illness strikes the female partner than when it strikes the man. Researchers don't know why, but theories abound: “There is an immediate shift in a relationship when an illness is diagnosed,” a counselor tells the Times of London. Gender roles change more radically...http://www.newser.com/story/71761/men-more-likely-to-abandon-sick-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 12:11:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69889/swiss-politicians-battle-suicide-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwiss politicians have stepped up efforts to battle "suicide tourism" as British officials prepare to announce new rules expected to make it easier for citizens to cross borders to die, reports the Independent . Some 115 Britons have died at assisted suicide operations run by Dignitas in Switzerland. Assisted suicide is...http://www.newser.com/story/69889/swiss-politicians-battle-suicide-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 5:10:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65738/british-ms-victim-wins-key-right-to-die-ruling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British woman has won her legal battle to force the government to clarify its law on assisted suicide, the Guardian reports. Multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy, whose health is deteriorating, wants to travel to a Swiss euthanasia clinic to die when her condition becomes unbearable. Britain's highest court agreed...http://www.newser.com/story/65738/british-ms-victim-wins-key-right-to-die-ruling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 7:12:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49922/sunlight-offers-ray-of-hope-in-preventing-ms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDeadly multiple sclerosis, which slowly destroys the central nervous system, may be prevented with healthy exposure to the sun or Vitamin D supplements, according to a new study. Fresh research at Oxford University shows a vitamin D deficiency triggers a gene variant that increases the risk of developing MS by...http://www.newser.com/story/49922/sunlight-offers-ray-of-hope-in-preventing-ms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 5:42:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43322/ailing-biotech-firms-need-shot-in-the-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor the first time in years, the biotech industry is in desperate need of a lifeline, Bloomberg reports, as the economic crisis threatens to shove companies into bankruptcy and derail the development of potentially life-saving drugs. “I’m looking down the barrel of a gun,” admitted one CEO. Five such companies...http://www.newser.com/story/43322/ailing-biotech-firms-need-shot-in-the-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40683/study-drug-reverses-ms-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors are hailing what appears to be a huge breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, the BBC reports. A drug used to treat leukemia reversed some of the brain damage caused by MS, researchers found, leaving sufferers less disabled at the end of the 3-year study than they had...http://www.newser.com/story/40683/study-drug-reverses-ms-brain-damage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 7:19:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31334/guzzle-coffee-prevent-multiple-sclerosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor preventing the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, caffeine might be just what the doctor ordered, the Daily Telegraph reports. In a study involving what must have been some very jittery mice, researchers found that the equivalent of 6-8 cups of coffee per day conferred protection from the rodent equivalent of...http://www.newser.com/story/31334/guzzle-coffee-prevent-multiple-sclerosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Jul 2008 10:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20707/immune-system-ailments-now-an-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAllergies and immune-system ailments like asthma, lupus, and MS are on the rise—and scientists increasingly blame modern life, the Washington Post reports. Many point to sterile conditions in the US and Western Europe, but pollution, diet, and obesity may also play a role. "We have dramatically changed our lives...http://www.newser.com/story/20707/immune-system-ailments-now-an-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 19:46:02 CST