Posts By: Karen Jones

NEW! UNLIMITED £15 bonus donations for your cause!

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 For a limited time only, you’ll earn a £15 bonus donation for Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Oxfordshire for every new supporter you help sign up*. You’ll qualify for the bonus as soon as they raise their first £15*.In the lead up to Christmas, more people are shopping online, this means more opportunities to raise FREE donations for… Read more »

Temelimab: Early clinical trial suggests potential for remyelination

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Results from an early-stage clinical trial suggest that temelimab may promote remyelination and prevent loss of nerve cells. Information from the MS Trust website:  “The study in brief Current disease modifying drugs can reduce damage to myelin but can’t stop it completely or repair damage that has already happened. Laboratory studies have indicated that a potential… Read more »

New study shows link between smoking and MS

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New research into the impact of smoking on multiple sclerosis (MS) has found that quitting smoking may cause a slowing of mobility deterioration to match the rate of progression in people who’ve never smoked. Previous studies have shown that smoking can make MS worse. It’s associated with a faster accumulation of disability and could accelerate… Read more »

Are you doing Lateral Flow Tests?

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We are all encouraged to get tested frequently because it helps detect the most infectious Covid-19 cases and helps stop the virus spreading. About 1 in 3 people with Covid-19 do not have symptoms but can still infect others. You can get free regular Covid tests if you do not have symptoms of Covid-19.  It’s… Read more »

‘Introducing, Selma Blair’

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‘Introducing, Selma Blair’ documents Selma Blair’s journey getting HSCT treatment for her MS. In the UK, the documentary is available for streaming on Discovery+ from 21 October. In her documentary, Selma has HSCT for MS. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an intense chemotherapy treatment for MS. It aims to stop the damage MS causes by wiping out and… Read more »

Volunteers needed to do a supermarket collection

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Volunteers needed to do a supermarket collection at Didcot Tesco for 1.5hr time slots.  We will be inside the store so it will be warm.  Two people needed per slot.  Date: Friday 10th December.  It’s been a difficult financial time for the centre so if you could spare some time to help we would really appreciate… Read more »

Enable Magazine: Introducing the November-December issue

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Presenting Enable MagazineNovember-December issue The UK’s leading disability and lifestyle title Introducing the November-December issue of Enable Magazine.We’re so excited to share this issue with you and your network. We’re marking the lead up to Christmas by putting the spotlight on the Strictly glitter ball as we chat to actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, the show’s first ever deaf contestant. Winter brings… Read more »