Gary Birnbaum, MD
Why does MS vary in severity? A very important new clue!
The Genetic Basis of Multiple Sclerosis Severity Suggests Central Nervous System Involvement A. Harroud, on behalf of the...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Mar 18
- 7 min
Can this virus really cause MS?
Paper #1: Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis Kjetil Bjornevik,...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Mar 20, 2021
- 8 min
Turning MS inside out!
Paper #1 - Axon-Myelin Unit Blistering as Early Event in MS Normal Appearing White Matter Antonio Luchicchi, PhD, Bert’t Hart, PhD, Irene...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Jan 30, 2021
- 5 min
Oxygen for MS?
Bottom Line: Multiple sclerosis is a heterogeneous disease. It is, in my opinion, a syndrome like pneumonia, that is an illness with...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Oct 31, 2019
- 6 min
Can pregnancy help solve some of the mysteries of MS?
T Cell Repertoire Dynamics during Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis Ramien C, Yusko EC, Engler JB, Gamradt S, Patas K, Schweingruber...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Sep 21, 2019
- 6 min
Can one predict the course of MS?
Intrathecal B-cell accumulation and axonal damage distinguish MRI-based benign from aggressive onset in MS Sinah Engel,* Michaela...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Aug 11, 2019
- 4 min
Can a "silent" virus infection trigger MS?
Brain-resident memory T cells generated early in life predispose to autoimmune disease in mice Steinbach, K., Vincenti, I., Egervari, K....
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
Making MS personal
POST-MORTEM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS LESION PATHOLOGY IS INFLUENCED BY SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS Nina L. Fransen, Jakob B.A. Crusius,...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Jun 14, 2019
- 4 min
Identical but not!
DNA methylation signatures of monozygotic twins clinically discordant for multiple sclerosis. Nicole Y. Souren, Lisa A. Gerdes, Pavlo...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- May 16, 2019
- 3 min
Inside-Out or Outside-In?
Aberrant oligodendroglial-vascular interactions disrupt the blood-brain barrier, triggering CNS inflammation. Jianqin Niu, Hui-Hsin Tsai,...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Feb 7, 2019
- 4 min
Dating Brain Cells
Dynamics of oligodendrocyte generation in multiple sclerosis Maggie S. Y. Yeung, Mehdi Djelloul, Embla Steiner, Samuel Bernard, Mehran...
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Gary Birnbaum, MD
- Jan 23, 2019
- 3 min
Understanding ways to promote healing in MS
Lu G, Zhang M, Wang J, Zhang K, Wu S, Zhao X. Epigenetic regulation of myelination in health and disease. Eur J Neurosci. 2019. Key...
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