Q&A: Why are women more likely to develop multiple sclerosis? A proteomics study provides clues

MedicalXpress | avr. 21, 2026

Knowing that women are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at three times the rate of men, particularly during their 30s and 40s, scientists in the CU Anschutz lab of Kimberley Bruce, Ph.D., recently took that window of opportunity and ran with it. Seeking clues behind the disparity, the researchers compared the cerebral spinal fluid of women between the ages of 30 and 49 seen at the Rocky Mountain MS Center on campus either for MS or for headache (HA) alone. The research is published in the journal IBRO Neuroscience Reports.