Like many autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis so clearly illustrates how detection and description of a disease only gets us so far when it comes to prevention, treatment, and cure. In the over 150 years since the first comprehensive description of multiple sclerosis, a great deal of progress has been made to understand the what and how of this disease, ... Show More
Aug 4
Ep 218 The Lowdown on Statins
Last week, we set the stage by breaking down the science behind cholesterol: how it moves through our body, why it causes disease, and when we discovered the link between LDL and atherosclerosis. This week, armed with that knowledge, we’re asking the big question: what do we do a ... Show More
1h 10m
Jul 28
Ep 217 The High Stakes of Cholesterol
So your latest blood test results have come in, and you see a couple of numbers for cholesterol. What do those numbers mean, and why do we care about them? In this first part of our cholesterol miniseries, we break down the science behind this compound and trace how we made the l ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2023
MS Talks 2.0: Chasing A Cure For MS Using Stem Cells
This is MS Talks 2.0, Let’s Discuss Facts,a series brought to you by Novartis. Multiple sclerosis is an incurable disease.And if you receive a diagnosis, there can be a tendency to seek different approaches such as stem cell therapy, in search of an elusive cure.In this episode, ... Show More
11m 21s
Feb 2023
MS TALKS 2.0: What MS Is Not
MS Talks 2.0. Let's Discuss Facts. A series brought to you by Novartis, where we discuss the topic of multiple sclerosis. With special guests, of experts and members of the community, we're bringing awareness to MS with the aim to normalise the conversation. There are many misc ... Show More
13m 26s