August 20, 2009 — People with multiple sclerosis who smoke have higher lesion volumes, more atrophy, and are at greater risk for blood–brain barrier disruption, say researchers. Reporting in the ...

Studies consistently report dose-response associations between smoking and MS, suggesting causality between smoking and increased MS risk. Cigarette smoking represents an important modifiable ...

If you have multiple sclerosis (MS), you’re probably looking for changes you can make in your everyday life to feel better besides taking your medicine. At the top of the list should be quitting ...

Smoking is an established risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Smoking also worsens the course of disease for people who already have MS. MS is an inflammatory disease that involves the breakdown ...

Smokers who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) might be able to improve their prognosis by giving up cigarettes, according to new data from Sweden, reported in JAMA Neurology. “We already knew ...

ST. PAUL, MN – Smokers are nearly twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as people who have never smoked, according to a study published in the October 28 issue of Neurology, the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who smoke have a speedier progression of the disease, a new study in the Archives of Neurology suggests. Dr. Alberto Ascherio of the ...