Curing MS How Science Is Solving the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis

Name: Curing MS How Science Is Solving the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis
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ISBN: 9780307236043

ISBN-10: 0307236048

ISBN-13: 9780307236043

Edition: 2006

Authors: Howard L. Weiner

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What causes multiple sclerosis? When will there be a cure? Dr. Howard Weiner has spent nearly three decades trying to find answers to the mysteries of multiple sclerosis, an utterly confounding and devastating disease that afflicts almost half a million Americans. "Curing MS is his moving, personal account of the long-term scientific quest to pinpoint the origins of the disease and to find a breakthrough treatment for its victims. Dr. Weiner is at the cutting edge of MS research and drug development, and he describes in clear and illuminating detail the science behind the symptoms and how new drugs may hold the key to "taming the monster." In "Curing MS, Dr. Weiner teaches us the…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
Publication date: 10/25/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



The Monster



The Spinal Fluid Mystery



Is MS Two Letters or Three?



The Electricity is Off



Viral Origins



Plasma, Placebos, and Clinical Trials



Jonas Salk Tries to Cure MS



Chemotherapy for MS



T Cells and Tolerance



A Drug for MS, Finally



Copolymer 1



Natalizaumab and Beyond



Inflammation Versus Degeneration



Twenty-One Points



Taming the Monster



Going for the Cure


Glossary


Acknowledgments