A study done by Mayo Clinic has found that two genes tested in mice were found to be related to a good central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis. This gives researchers new hope for developing more therapies that will help MS patients and find out why some patients do better than others with MS.

The difference from this study and past studies that have been done on MS is that the past studies have always looked at what causes MS and why some people get it and others don't while the new study looked at why people with the disease do better than others and what factors influence this. This study was done to help people that are already suffering from MS and not determining why they got it in the first place.

Approximately 330,000 people in the United States have MS and the majority of the population that it affects is young adults from the age of 20-40.

Even though the study is still in the early stages, the researchers are hopeful that this study can help them develop therapies for MS patients that stimulate or block the right genetic pathways so that all people with MS can live a more normal, functioning life.

    

I read somewhere that Vitamin D can help prevent MS for those who don't have it, and that it can ease the symptons for those who already have it. Vitamin D deficiency has also been implicated in a host of other autoimmune issues.