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Study: Drug may boost thinking skills in people with advanced MS

Study: Drug may boost thinking skills in people with advanced MS By (0) Researchers say a multiple sclerosis drug meant to slow physical disability also shows promise in improving mental acuity in people who are living with secondary progressive MS, an advanced form of the disease. The new study found that people taking the drug, called siponimod, for one to two years showed improvements in cognitive processing speed compared to those who took a placebo. Advertisement Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease, meaning neurons in the brain can break down or die, and this can greatly affect a person s thinking skills, explained study author Ralph Benedict, of the University of Buffalo in New York, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

Study: medication may improve thinking skills in advanced multiple sclerosis

 E-Mail MINNEAPOLIS - People with the advanced form of multiple sclerosis (MS) called secondary progressive MS who took the drug siponimod for one to two years had improved cognitive processing speed compared to those who did not take the drug, according to a new study published in the December 16, 2020, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Cognitive processing speed is the amount of time it takes someone to take in information, process it and then react to solve a problem or complete a task. It can affect many aspects of a person s daily life including employment, driving skills and social activities.

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