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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.
The BBC announced yesterday that Wyatt, who has spent more than twenty years at the corporation, had battled with the symptoms of MS, which can include fatigue and impaired mobility, for a number of years, but had only recently been diagnosed with the condition. Read on.
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 to the nucleus, triggering myelination. Read on.
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 regulation. The research project was supported by the German Competence Network Multiple Sclerosis (KKNMS). Read on.
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 people who plan and buy services). It draws a picture of care that is centred around institutions rather than patients, and cautions that this lack of integrated care results in delayed access to expert advice, particularly in times of crisis. Read on.
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 the hopes of becoming a buyer for an apparel store. But after a 2007 car accident that left her a paraplegic at the age of 21, she discovered a new vision. Read on.
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?