The AMBER study is a randomised controlled clinical trial looking at the use of abdominal massage to treat neurogenic bowel disorder in MS patients. Recruitment for this study ended on the 19th of July 2016, with a total of 191 patients. Patients enrolled on the trial were randomised to one of two arms: ‘control,’ receiving… Read more »
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Rough Guide to Accessble Britain
Great days out have never been to accessible. The brand new sixth edition of the Rough Guide to Accessible Britain is now available to view for free via our online reader. It’s packed with over 200 inspiring ideas for fantastic worry-free days out with reviews, hints and tips on some of the UK’s best attractions… Read more »
Effect of cholesterol medicine on inflammatory diseases mapped
Source: Science Daily The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial effect on the immune defense system with regard to diseases such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Danish researchers have now explored why this is so, and their findings… Read more »
Finally, Attention Switches To Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.
Source Managed Care Mag. A surge of new MS treatments have been for the relapsing-remitting form of the disease. A new drug that targets CD20-positive B cells may change that. Read on.
Is it possible to get stronger just by thinking about exercise?
Source BBC: Could simply thinking about exercise – without so much as lifting a finger – really do the trick? It sounds incredibly unlikely, but ‘motor imagery’ is a technique often used by top athletes, and some studies suggest that you can use it to improve your strength by mental training alone. Trust Me, I’m… Read more »
Scientists have discovered never-before-seen vessels in the brain
Source Science Alert: Scientists in the US have discovered a new series of lymphatic vessels in the body that link the brain to the immune system – a connection researchers had previously thought didn’t exist. The discovery could not only prompt a rewrite of the textbooks, it might also lead to a new understanding of… Read more »
Oxford Branch Newsletter MS Society
MS newsletter July-Sept 2016
MEPC cake sale
A massive thankyou to those who donated cakes for the sale at MEPC on Friday 15th, we made a profit of £115. Thank you also to Gloria, Anne, Gordon and Jenny Laird for doing a great job of selling them!
CAKES NEEDED THIS FRIDAY!
We need a selection of home-made and bought cakes for our cake sale at Milton Park THIS FRIDAY lunchtime (under the white canopy). All profits to the Centre. For home-made cakes can you list the ingredients please (for people with allergies). Anybody free to help between 11 and 2pm let me know. Many thanks Sue
New report calls for neurology care to be delivered closer to home
Source MS Trust: The Thames Valley Strategic Clinical Network launches a new report (link is external) calling for improvements in neurological services provided in the community. The report slams the current provision of care for people with long-term neurological conditions, describing it as unsatisfactory from all perspectives, including those of patients, carers and commissioners (the… Read more »
