Multiple Sclerosis Changes With Season, Study Says

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BOSTON (GaeaTimes.com)- A new research which might play a pivotal role in the treatment of the auto-immune disease multiple sclerosis, has revealed that the severity of the ailment changes with respect to the season. The study which was carried out by scientists at the Boston based Brigham and Women’s Hospital highlights that during summer as well as spring, patients who suffer from the disease might have to confront much more severe symptoms of multiple sclerosis in comparison to the other parts of the year.

While conducting the research, the scientists took into consideration the MRI brain scans of as many as 44 people suffering from multiple sclerosis with relapse that was untreated between 1991 to 1993 which was then compared with the weather data pertaining to the same period. After a period of about a year, an estimated 310 new lesions were found in the brains of 31 patients with untreated multiple sclerosis. Following the study, the researchers had to conclude that the activity of the disease escalated to certain levels during summer and springs although it still remains unclear as to how the warmer temperatures contribute in making the symptoms of the disease more severe.

While divulging details of the study, Dr Dominik Meier, who headed the research stated that not only did the number of lesions increased in the summer and spring season, the research also discovered that warmer temperatures as well as solar radiation were associated with the activity of multiple sclerosis. Moreover, the researcher also added that future studies should shed light into the fact that how environmental factors play a role in impacting the disease.