Tuesday, August 31, 2010

MS affected by warmer weather

Researchers warn changes in temperature may affect patients with multiple sclerosis. Warmer temperatures may have the greatest impact, according to a new study.

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston took regular brain scans of untreated MS patients for one year. 

They found the number of lesions appearing on the scans was two to three times higher between March and August, compared to the rest of the year.

Warmer temperatures and solar radiation were also linked to disease activity. Rain had no effect on MS lesions.
 
The study was published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. 
 
Via : kjrh.com

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