The myelin sheaths insulating neurons are damaged in multiple sclerosis. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images The environment plays a key role in determining who ...

Walking in a straight line, standing without swaying, or even doing a quick spin in front of the mirror shouldn’t feel like an Olympic sport. Yet for some people, balance just isn’t balancing. If ...

Scientists at Harvard University have made an exciting discovery about a disease called multiple sclerosis, or MS.

MS relapses are more common in spring and summer, coinciding with warmer, drier weather and atmospheric changes, a study ...

(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 ...