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Naila Makhani, MD, MPH, named Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Naila Makhani, MD, MPH, has been named a Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar by the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, starting in July of 2022. The five-year early-career award is highly competitive and prestigious –a limited number of awards are given out by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to highly qualified newly-independent researchers.
31 Jan 2022
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CELLO Study to Explore Early Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Yale University announced today the initiation of a multicenter study aimed at treating early stage multiple sclerosis (MS). Supported by and in collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, the study, known as “CELLO,” will investigate whether short-term treatment with ocrelizumab in patients with MRI lesions consistent with early MS without clinical disease—known as radiologic isolated syndrome—prevents the onset of symptoms.
4 May 2021
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David Hafler elected to National Academy of Medicine
David A. Hafler, MD, chair and William S.
2 Apr 2019
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Yale-New Haven Health System opens Multiple Sclerosis Center
May 15 marked the opening of the new Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center at the Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical Center. The North Haven, Conn.
26 Aug 2013
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Common threads seen in autoimmune diseases
Researchers studying what goes wrong in autoimmune diseases now have a road map to guide future work, thanks to two ambitious international studies published in August in which School of Medicine researchers played key roles. One, reported in Nature, doubles the number of known genetic culprits..
1 Dec 2011
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Hafler, David A.
David A. Hafler, M.
1 Jun 2010
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Stephen G. Waxman, M.D., Ph.D.
Stephen G. Waxman, M.
15 Jan 2010
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Neurology chair, MS researcher named Gilbert Glaser Professor
David A. Hafler, M.
1 Dec 2009
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Experts on mental illness, multiple sclerosis are newest chairs
Summer brought the appointment of two renowned physician–scientists as chairs of the School of Medicine’s departments of psychiatry and neurology. John H.
1 Oct 2009
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Lo, Albert C.
Albert C. Lo, M.
1 Jul 2005
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Waxman, Stephen G.
Stephen G. Waxman, Ph.
1 Jul 2005
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Molecular players shown to affect nerve fibers in multiple sclerosis
Until recently, researchers knew very little about the neural molecules associated with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), a nerve-degenerating autoimmune disease that afflicts almost 3 million people worldwide. Scientists had typically studied the disease in mouse models, but..
15 Oct 2004
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Multiple sclerosis the target of experimental Schwann cell transplant
Physicians and researchers are hoping that cells from a nerve in a patient’s ankle will stem the degeneration of the nervous system caused by multiple sclerosis. In July a Yale team transplanted Schwann cells from the sural nerve into a patient’s brain in an effort to reverse the stripping away..
15 Sep 2001
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Navigating the spinal cord
Originating in the brain, stretching down the back and extending its reach through the peripheral nerves to every part of the body from the toes to the fingertips, the spinal cord is the body's information highway. Despite its importance, it is smaller than one might expect: just 18 inches long..
15 Feb 1998
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Laboratory meets real life
A broken spinal cord cannot be healed. Case closed.
15 Feb 1998
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Solutions to pain
Unlike a broken arm or leg, a damaged spinal cord does not stop hurting once the body heals. An estimated 60 percent of those with spinal cord injuries suffer from chronic pain for which there is currently no treatment.
15 Feb 1998
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Raising Awareness for World Multiple Sclerosis Day
In honor of World MS Day on May 30, 2023, Yale Department of Neurology Chair and neuro-immunologist David Hafler, MD spoke with NBC Connecticut on the importance of early detection of MS, advances in effective therapies, and improvements in prognosis over the last 30 years.
Source: NBC Connecticut
30 May 2023
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Health Headlines: How procrastination impacts your health
Sharon Stoll, DO explains how procrastination impacts your health. Plus, a certain supplement could reduce Multiple Sclerosis and its symptoms.
Source: WTNH/News 8
19 Feb 2023
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Philanthropist Nancy Davis Opens Up About Life with Multiple Sclerosis and Her Mission to Help Others
Philanthropist Nancy Davis tells her story of living with multiple sclerosis, from her diagnosis after a ski accident to how she eventually found the treatment plan that was right for her. Yale Neurology Chair David Hafler, MD also speaks about how far research into the autoimmune disease has come and what the most effective treatment strategies are.
Source: People
4 May 2022
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Yale experts make strides in Multiple Sclerosis research
Yale School of Medicine researchers have furthered our understanding of the immune mechanisms of multiple sclerosis, discovered that B-cell depleting drugs reduce symptoms of inflammation in MS patients, and have made significant strides in earlier diagnoses.
Source: Yale Daily News
27 Feb 2022