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Stress does not increase the risk of an individual developing the brain and spinal injury seen in multiple sclerosis (MS), despite previous indications that it may.

Research published in journal Neurology revealed that while stressful life events can heighten the chance of MS episodes, such stressors do not lead to the development of the condition itself.

Two groups of women nurses from the Nurses' Health Study were tracked in the long-term study. Participants were surveyed on general work and home stress, including physical and sexual abuse during childhood and teenage years.

Study author Trond Riise said: "This rules out stress as a major risk factor for MS. Future research can now focus on repeated and more fine-tuned measures of stress."

In other news, a nanoscale imaging technique could lead to treatments for the brain and spinal injury seen in MS, according to research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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