/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2574/all en /newsroom/channels/news/new-hope-treatment-multiple-sclerosis-256331 <p>A new study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and the MUHC, gets closer to identifying the mechanisms responsible for multiple sclerosis and makes headway in the search for better treatments. Fri, 23 Oct 2015 20:26:38 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24570 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/association-between-low-vitamin-d-and-ms-254752 <p>Low levels of vitamin D significantly increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study led by Dr. Brent Richards of the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, and published in PLOS Medicine. This finding, the result of a sophisticated Mendelian randomization analysis, confirms a long-standing hypothesis that low vitamin D is strongly associated with an increased susceptibility to MS. This connection is independent of other factors associated with low vitamin D levels, such as obesity. Tue, 25 Aug 2015 20:26:01 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 24435 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/multiple-sclerosis-awareness-month-250842 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:08:34 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 22536 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/understanding-barrier-protecting-brain-247704 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:03:35 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 22459 at /newsroom