Higher levels of self-reactive antibodies against aquaporin-4 protein (AQP4), which drives neuroinflammation in most cases of neuromyelitis optica spectrum…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
Women with elevated blood levels of the sex hormone progesterone have an increased risk of developing neuromyelitis optica spectrum…
Three months of ginseng tablets taken twice a day lessened fatigue in people with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD),…
People with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) are at an increased risk of being diagnosed with another autoimmune disease…
SAB Biotherapeutics has developed therapeutic antibodies — without the need for human donors — that can neutralize self-reactive antibodies…
Nearly all neuroimmunologists treating patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) who test positive for anti-AQP4 antibodies have prescribed…
Blood levels of prolactin, a hormone mostly known for its role in milk production, are significantly elevated in people with…
Soliris (eculizumab) has been approved in China to treat adults with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, known as NMO or…
Genetic variations linked with cold sores and shingles infections have been associated with the development of AQP4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis…
The rate of disease onset or relapse of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) after a SARS-CoV-2 infection — the…