Posts By: Sue

Source: Multiple Sclerosis News Today One of the earliest symptoms that appeared before my multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis was imbalance. I remember turning my head to look at something and feeling slightly off-balance. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but that wobbly sensation gradually increased through the years. Occasionally, I would bump… Read more »

Source: The Telegraph This time two years ago Kadeena Cox  was, by her own admission, “a nobody”. She was a young woman attempting to come to terms with the sudden onset of multiple sclerosis that had shattered her dreams of competing at the Olympics, and she was a nervous sprinter dipping her toe into the world of… Read more »

Source: Multiple Sclerosis Today Managing a chronic illness can be difficult. There are many different medications to take (often at different times), appointments to remember, symptoms to keep track of, and lots of information to absorb. Thankfully, living in a digital age means that there are numerous mobile apps that can help you manage your chronic illness…. Read more »

Source: MS Society New research has found that MRI scans can help predict how MS will progress. MRI is already used to diagnose MS. Results of a long-term study are being announced at the MS Society’s research conference, MS Frontiers 2017. The event brings together the UK’s leading scientists and clinicians every other year to share their latest… Read more »

Source: MS Trust The next step in the approval process is for the European Commission to grant a licence for cladribine, taking into consideration the EMA’s recommendation. Cladribine will then have to be appraised by NICE and the SMC to determine availability in the UK. In anticipation of the granting of a licence, NICE have already started the appraisal process and… Read more »

Source: The Telegraph Travellers who are currently suffering from illness or have been diagnosed with various conditions could struggle to get cover when they go on holiday, or end up paying through the nose for it. Those with health problems, or even those who had issues in the past, are deemed more risky for an insurance company… Read more »

Source: Multiple Sclerosis News Today A variation in the NLRP1 gene is associated with multiple sclerosis that runs in families, Slovenian researchers report. Their study, “Identification of rare genetic variation of NLRP1 gene in familial multiple sclerosis,” was published in the journal Scientific Reports. The research was led by Dr. Borut Peterlin of Ljubljana University Medical Center’s Clinical… Read more »

Source: BBC The world’s most detailed scan of the brain’s internal wiring has been produced by scientists at Cardiff University. The MRI machine reveals the fibres which carry all the brain’s thought processes. It’s been done in Cardiff, Nottingham, Cambridge and Stockport, as well as London England and London Ontario. Doctors hope it will help… Read more »

Source Israel21c Israeli scientists discover an abnormality in neurons’ protective membrane may enable the immune system to launch a mistaken attack. Researchers have long speculated that MS is triggered by the body’s own immune system unleashing an uncontrolled attack on myelin sheaths that protect nerve cells (neurons).   A study published by Israeli scientists in the Journal of… Read more »