Posts By: Karen Jones

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The Agony of Decision-making when It’s Time to Switch MS Medications

Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: I’m agonizing over an important decision and it’s driving me crazy. I’m usually a quick decision-maker, but this one is tough.  I’m agonizing over an important decision and it’s driving me crazy. I’m usually a quick decision-maker, but this one is tough. I have my analytical hat on, trying to look… Read more »

Molecule Whose Fragments Appear to Block Myelin Repair Identified in Study

Source Multiple News Today: A molecule responsible for preventing the repair of white matter in the brain, a process critical to treating multiple sclerosis (MS) and cerebral palsy, has been identified. The research, “A TLR/AKT/FoxO3 immune-tolerance like pathway disrupts the repair capacity of oligodendrocyte progenitors,” was published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. White matter in the brain’s white… Read more »

Cake Sale Reminder

Cakes needed for next Friday 11th please for the MEPC cake sale, you can bring in Wed/Thur/Fri a.m, and I will look after here. Many thanks.

Milton Park April Newsletter

April Newsletter James Dipple wins Property Leader of the Year MEPC Chief Executive, James Dipple was awarded the Property Leader of Year award at the 2018 Oxfordshire Property Festival. Read more On-site News New recruit in the Milton Park team Read article Miles smashes fundraising target & marathon time Read article OKA Warehouse Sale Read… Read more »

Volunteers needed for Royal Holloway University employment research study

Source Royal Holloway University:  We are looking for volunteers with Relapsing Remitting MS to take part in a new study investigating the relationship between specific mental skills and employment in Multiple Sclerosis. We will be using a new, computer-based test which we hope will be able to produce information more closely related to real life… Read more »

Fingolimod may help prevent brain volume loss in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Source Neurology Advisor: In patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), fingolimod may protect against deep gray matter (dGM) and thalamus volume loss and may also lead to slower disability progression compared with placebo, according to an analysis published in Neurology. The investigators analyzed pooled data from the FTY720 Research Evaluating Effects of Daily Oral Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis FREEDOMS and FREEDOMS II phase… Read more »