WHAT IS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS? Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS), the nerves that comprise the brain and spinal cord. Its cause is unknown, and it cannot be prevented or cured. It is not fatal, however, and great progress is being made in treating it and identifying underlying mechanisms that trigger this disease. ·<Tab/>The process begins with the destruction of myelin, a …showed first 75 words of 2577 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2577 total…Milk during Early Infancy. Breast milk contains factors that may help regulate the immune response, and there is some evidence that infants fed only on cow's milk may have a higher risk for either diabetes type 1 or multiple sclerosis later in life. Studies on national differences in diabetes suggest that the risk may vary with different milk proteins, suggesting that not all cow's milk is the same and some proteins carry higher risks than others.