Sad news – Gordon Sherman passed away in hospital on Sunday 26th February. He will really be missed at the Centre and are thoughts go to Anne at this difficult time. His funeral will be held at Garford Crematorium at 11am on Friday 10th March.
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Disabled Access Weekend at The Park Club
The Park Club are having a Disabled Access Weekend for individuals with form of disability to trial the facilities and sessions they offer…….
Monday Oxygen Sessions
From Monday 6th March, we will be running an oxygen session at 10am, telephone to make an appointment.
First blood biomarker for multiple sclerosis discovered
Source New Atlas: Although there is no known cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), there are treatments that can help prevent new attacks and improve function after an attack. However, there are three subtypes of the disease and determining this, as well as the appropriateness and effectiveness of a patient’s current treatment, involves an array of… Read more »
Stem cell transplants may induce long-term remission of multiple sclerosis
Source: NIH Gov New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system. Read on.
MS Society Campaign: Our Green Paper response: some people with MS can’t work, don’t put more pressure on them
Source MS Society: We’re really concerned about changes to disability benefits proposed in the Government’s Green Paper on work, health and disability. And we let them know in our detailed response. We’re urging them to scrap plans to introduce ‘mandatory activity’ for people in the support group of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). These plans… Read more »
HSCT could have long-term benefits
Source MS Society: HSCT could have long-term benefits for some people with MS, according to the results of a large study that we co-funded. After five years, progression had stopped in just under half of the 239 people eligible for the treatment. Read on.
New voice for disabled consumers
Source BBC: Disabled people will get a fresh chance to make their concerns heard as consumers, thanks to a government initiative to be announced on Tuesday. Eleven sector champions are being appointed to help make different areas of business more accountable to the disabled. Read on.
Mouse model helps explain why some patients with multiple sclerosis have seizures
Source EurekAlert: RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects nearly 2.3 million people worldwide. MS is triggered when the immune system attacks the protective covering around nerve fibers, called the myelin sheath. The “demyelination” that follows damages nerve cells and causes impaired exchange of information… Read more »
Milton Park Newsletter – February 2017
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