Heat sensitivity and MS: Research could be ‘first step’ to treatment

Encouraging research towards understanding and treating the effect of heat on MS symptoms.

Have fun, raise money and awareness of MS

MS Awareness Month begins on March 1, just three days away, so it is just the right time to look at how many of us are living with the disease, and to look ahead to taking part in, supporting, and having fun enjoying its activities,

Coronavirus: Cruise ships in quarantine, symptoms, epidemic vs pandemic, vaccine research

One of the aspects of the coronavirus epidemic that has been latched onto by the Press is the fact that thousands of people are stranded aboard two quarantined cruise ships. As a cruise enthusiast, that piqued my interest. There are 3,711 passengers and crew on Diamond Princess anchored off the coast of Yokohama, near Tokyo, …

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MS researchers find new switch for myelin repair

Researchers have found a brain molecule that promises to have a vital role in the repair of the myelin sheath. This is damaged in people with multiple sclerosis. The molecule was found by a research team at the MS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS Research, in the UK. It amounts to a switch that can …

MS Society says a research triple whammy will stop MS

MS Society research communication manager David Schley has taken to Twitter to talk about what the society is doing to stop multiple sclerosis in its tracks. In his Tweet, Dr Schley wrote: We now know enough about what goes wrong in MS to know what needs to be done to fix it.  Scientists are working …

Missing Pieces: Missing too much to be meaningful

While I hate to decry any research connected to multiple sclerosis, I feel that this is one of those times. I cannot stay quiet. A new report says 25% people with MS in the UK don’t know about treatments that may help delay disability. And that’s despite most of them saying disability is their big …

Mixed messages about beta-interferon safety to treat MS

Research that is meaningful is essential. It is what, after all, what we need to find a cure for multiple sclerosis and other debilitating diseases. However, a new study from the University of British Columbia, Canada, puzzles me. The study “Evaluating the safety of beta-interferons in MS” looked at potential adverse events when treating relapsing remitting MS …

Meet Phoebe Scopes, First MS Patient from Abroad to Undergo HSCT in Moscow

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or HSCT for short, is provided at various centers around the world to a mix of people with multiple sclerosis. As regular readers know, two months ago I visited the impressive facilities of the A.A. Maximov Department of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, at the National Pirogov Medical Surgical Center in Moscow. …

Progressive MS gets grants boost

Three new grants totaling £3.6 million are to be made by the International Progressive MS Alliance to researchers in an attempt to speed up the pace of research into progressive MS. This is good to see as research into finding treatment for this type of MS is often said to have lagged behind. The Alliance is a …