Multiple Sclerosis

Professor George Jelinek was 45 and at the peak of a distinguished medical career, when he was diagnosed with MS - the disease which had destroyed his mother's life. At the time, he was a Professor of… Audio

A lack of sunshine means your immune system doesn't work as well, and your defence mechanisms suffer similarly. Professor Steve Jones explains the role light plays in our health, and why we need to go… Audio

A new study is highlighting significant health inequities between New Zealanders living with multiple sclerosis and their Australian counterparts.

The study found that Australians with the… Audio

Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand says Pharmac is denying hundreds of patients essential medication by applying overly restrictive criteria, and even withdrawing funding for drugs if a person's condition… Audio

Risky, $200,000 treatment in Singapore has paid off for Carterton man Nick Perkins, who has made a miraculous recovery from Multiple Sclerosis. Video, Audio

Gene therapy could potentially stop the progression of MS or multiple sclerosis; and a new study shows that a decent-sized eel can deliver an electric shock ten times more powerful than a TASER. Audio

As a child, Nick Allen had a map of Mount Everest pinned to the ceiling above his bed. It was always his dream to one day climb it. But after he developed Multiple Sclerosis shortly after his 21st… Audio

Professor of Immunology at Victoria University Anne La Flamme has spent over 20 years researching auto-immunity, or what can cause the immune system to attack its own healthy cells and tissues. She… Audio

It seems like the colony of bacteria living inside our gut has never been so important! Previous studies have revealed links between the composition of this microbiome and our mood, how likely mothers… Audio