Last week our researchers and physicians discussed a paper about intermittent calorie restriction, and its potential immune and metabolic effects in MS patients. Diet has been linked to potential modulation of the immune system, via metabolic changes or alterations to the gut microbiome...
Back by popular demand …The Tisch MS Research Center of New York will be hosting its 23 rd annual patient symposium. Registration is open's on Friday October 14th for the free educational event. The event will be held at the New York Hilton in midtown on Sunday March 19 th 2023. Patients, their...
Yesterday, our Tisch MSRCNY researchers hosted their bi-annual lab retreat. This retreat facilitates collaboration between all of our research teams with the goal of inspiring ideas for future research projects. The retreat also allows our research assistants to learn more about each team’s...
Last week our researchers and physicians discussed a paper about Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS. Specifically, NMOSD affects the optic nerves and spinal cord, and can lead to a loss of vision, and in some cases, paralysis. Though MS...
Our recent research paper on the potential causes of sporadic ALS (sALS) was featured in an article in BioSpace. The piece quotes Tisch MSRCNY Director and Chief Research Scientist Dr. Saud A. Sadiq, and Tisch research scientist Dr. Jamie Wong, the lead author of the research paper. The article...
Tisch MSRCNY research scientist Dr. Roberto Alfonso, and his recent research paper around COVID-19 vaccines, were featured in an article in Managed Healthcare Executive. In the piece, Dr. Alfonso highlights the significance of the research findings, which suggest that MS patients receiving anti-...
Tisch MSRCNY research scientist Dr. Roberto Alfonso has been featured on an episode of Real Talk MS podcast about our recent research paper around COVID-19 vaccines, on which he was the lead author and which was published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology . This study’s findings – which showed...
The Tisch MSRCNY – and our recent research around the potential causes of sporadic ALS (sALS), using our novel animal model – have been featured in an article in ALS News Today. Based on our research, which was recently published in Brain Communications , this piece in ALS News Today highlights the...
The Larry G. Gluck Division of ALS Research located at the Tisch MS Research Center of New York has published research in Brain Communications . In this study, Tisch researchers developed a first-of-its-kind cerebrospinal fluid-mediated mouse model to identify apolipoprotein B-100 (ApoB) as a key...
The paper shows that MS patients receiving anti-CD20 therapy saw strong T-cell activation in response to receiving the COVID-19 vaccination, even in conditions of deficient antibody production. Furthermore, our research found no difference in patients’ T-cell response regardless of form of the...