I came across this mention of a paper published last month proposing an entirely new framework describing the cause of MS. The best article I found referring to it is at: **personal website removed by Moderator in compliance with MSWorld guidelines. go to UserCP > Edit Your Details to put in your profile** The theory proposed is that MS is essentially caused by a metabolic and that the autoimune response is a result of that.
What I found fascinating about this theory is that it appears to account for ALL of the strange aspects of MS, including links to Vitamin D defficiency, higher rates at northern lattitudes, higher rates in women, genetic predisposition, viral factors, etc.
While the paper was published in the "Quarterly Review of Biology" last month, I haven't been able to find much news coverage of it. But I wanted to post it here to find out what people think...
What I found fascinating about this theory is that it appears to account for ALL of the strange aspects of MS, including links to Vitamin D defficiency, higher rates at northern lattitudes, higher rates in women, genetic predisposition, viral factors, etc.
While the paper was published in the "Quarterly Review of Biology" last month, I haven't been able to find much news coverage of it. But I wanted to post it here to find out what people think...
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