Source BBC News: There has been a widespread welcome for news that a new therapy involving stem cell transplants has halted or reversed the symptoms of advanced multiple sclerosis in a small number of patients. Read on.
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Caroline Wyatt ‘utterly overwhelmed’ by support as she reveals she is stepping down from BBC reporting duties after multiple sclerosis diagnosis
Caroline Wyatt ‘utterly overwhelmed’ by support as she reveals she is stepping down from BBC reporting duties after multiple sclerosis diagnosis Source BBC: Caroline Wyatt, the veteran BBC war correspondent, is to step down from reporting duties after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The BBC announced yesterday that Wyatt, who has spent more than twenty… Read more »
Rituximab Better than Fingolimod for Preventing Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients.
Rituximab Better than Fingolimod for Preventing Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Source MD Preventing relapses for patients with highly active multiple sclerosis (MS) is more easily accomplished with rituximab than with fingolimod, according to findings published in the Annals of Neurology. Read on.
Myelination Relies on Mechanical Stimuli Like That Used for Bone Repair, Study finds.
Myelination Relies on Mechanical Stimuli Like That Used for Bone Repair, Study finds. Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Researchers at the University of Buffalo’s Hunter James Kelly Research Institute (HJKRI) discovered that the cells that form myelin in the nervous system respond to mechanical stimulation by activating molecules from a specific pathway, which are transferred… Read more »
Four new risk genes associated with multiple sclerosis discovered
Source EurekAlert: Scientists of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry have identified four new risk genes that are altered in German patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The results point to a possible involvement of cellular mechanisms in the development of the disease, through which environmental influences affect gene… Read more »
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 »
Designer Creates a Line of Jeans Specifically for Wheelchair Users
Source: The Mighty Heidi McKenzie has always loved fashion. As a child, she insisted on picking out her own outfits. As a teen, she designed her junior year prom dress with the help of her aunt. And as an adult, McKenzie is the mind behind an innovative new fashion line. McKenzie studied fashion merchandising in… Read more »
Centre Publicity at GP Surgeries
On your next trip to see your GP’s can you inform them about the facilities available at the Centre and take some centre leaflets (available from Sue) and ask your surgery if they would display them please?
Car parking permits – do you have one on display in your car?
From 1st July MEPC will be employing UKPC to patrol parking areas and issue parking tickets where necessary. If you do not have a MS Centre parking sticker please ask for one. Any questions please speak to Sue. (Gloria and Dave, please ask the new people that have come in recently if they have a… Read more »
Fundraising appeal – New Water Deluge Tank needed within 18 months
The cost is just short of £5k. Can you think of any fundraising activities you or someone you know could do, a sponsored event such as a run, a cake sale, a garden party etc etc. Any ideas you have please let me know….Thanks,
