Stopping Multiple Sclerosis

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2013

⏱️ 58 minutes

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What is multiple sclerosis (MS), what causes it, why do some people suffer from it, and how can we treat it? This week we hear about a drug that can halt the disease in its tracks for some patients, and how scientists screening chemicals that trigger the brain to make new myelin have stumbled on a therapy that might reverse the symptoms for some sufferers. Plus, in the news, why the US and India are launching probes to Mars within weeks of each other, where the meteor which exploded over Russia in February 2013 came from, how Prozac makes the brain more plastic, and the stem cells which... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	The Hello, Hi Chris. Hello Hannah. And this week, why India and America are both launching probes to Mars within a few weeks of each
0:27.0	other, we'll find out where the meteor that hit Russia in February came from.
0:32.8	Plus we're talking multiple sclerosis this week.
0:35.4	What causes it?
0:36.6	How the US TV show The West Wing
0:38.5	offered hope for One Sufferer,
0:40.2	and some new treatments that might mark a breakthrough in reversing the damage that's done by the disease.
0:46.4	To get in touch with us you can email Chris at the Naked Scientists.com
0:51.1	you can tweet at naked scientists or you can find us on Facebook.
0:55.0	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.
1:00.0	UK.
1:12.0	Now before we get stuck into the news, our scientific teaser for you to ponder on during the show this week is if your brain were a light bulb what
1:14.9	wattage would it be in other words how fast does your brain burn off energy have
1:19.9	think about that one before we go any further though let's get stuck into the news.
1:23.7	Hana what's been making scientific headlines for you this week? Well I don't know if you
1:27.8	Chris or everyone all the listeners out there were very excited on Tuesday night
1:31.5	there was lots of rockets going off into the sky and
1:34.2	going bang.
1:35.2	There was the other side of the world in India there was a rocket that was going off which
1:39.4	didn't fortunately go bang.
1:41.2	Instead it's actually just now out of Earth's orbit and it's going
1:44.4	on a nice little mission to Mars and in two weeks time there's going to be
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