Gut bacteria influence multiple sclerosis onset and progression

Written by Francesca Lake

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF; CA, USA) have demonstrated that the gut microbiome play a role in the onset and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). Their findings could help clarify the origins of MS, and lead to new treatments. Our understanding of MS has progressed rapidly over the past few decades; however, the mechanism behind the immune system’s switch to attack myelin has remained a mystery. "The field has been very successful in identifying genes associated with susceptibility to MS, but I've never been satisfied with the amount of risk that we'll be able to explain...

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