Latitude and disease severity in Multiple Sclerosis

Published: Nov. 15, 2016, 5:31 p.m.

Elizabeth Highton and Prof. Bruce Taylor discuss higher latitudes and its association with earlier age of onset of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).\n\nThe international study, published by the JNNP, links latitude to the age at which symptoms of MS first start. Each 10\u1d52 increase in latitude is associated with a 10 month earlier onset of symptoms among those of European descent.\n\nRead the full article here: https://goo.gl/BmHXFo.