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Source MS Trust:
A diet that mimics the effects of fasting may have a role in managing multiple sclerosis according to new research.
Researchers in California tested a diet that involves eating half the usual number of calories for three days in every seven. When mice with a disease similar to MS were fed the diet for three weeks, they showed improvements in their symptoms compared to a control group who maintained their usual diet. Read on.
Source MS Society:
Researchers found a particular difference in this gene (otherwise known as a gene variant or mutation) was associated with an increased risk of developing rapidly progressive forms of MS. Read on.
We have had the following cartridges donated to the Centre:-
Canon C521 cartridges in black, cyan, magenta and yellow and one C520 in black. Suitable for Canon printers Pixma MP630/980/620. They have not been opened.
1st prize: Angie Duncan
2nd prize: Beryl Slater
3rd prize: Richard Twine
Our lotto has fantastic odds, and once set up it requires no time or effort on your part. Therapy Centre members can buy one or more numbers which are entered into twelve monthly draws. There are no running costs, so a guaranteed 50% of all income is awarded as cash prizes, and all the rest goes straight towards the running of the centre. With numbers costing only £5 each per month, the income from just 100 sales builds a prize fund of £3000 a year, with the same amount going to help fund the centre. With three prizes a month, the odds are extremely good.
Hannah Dunk, daughter of one of our BMSTC members, was inspired by her Mum to set up her own business making fashionable clothing for wheelchair users.
“My mother Helen has always been a very glamorous lady. Being diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis 14 years ago my mum is now wheelchair bound. I have found it almost impossible to find her fashionable clothing to fit comfortably. Being hoisted means that material rides up exposing her midriff. I came up with clothing designs to help her protect her dignity and of course to show the world she is still young and fashionable. I am thrilled to share the designs with you all!
Hannah”
Find out more here!
A unique concept in holidays for disabled people wanting to travel to France. Based on the pink granite coast of Brittany, on the banks of the River Jaudy in a small and very beautiful town called La Roche Derrien, we offer the comfort of modern living in a rural traditional setting, yet we are only ten minutes away from the beaches, several towns and all the other attractions you would expect on a holiday. Find out more here.
AMBER is a clinical trial looking at the effects of abdominal massage on neurogenic bowel disorder. Recruitment is taking place at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for the next 8 weeks. Interested MS patients with constipation are encouraged to get in touch with the AMBER trial office atAMBER@gcu.ac.uk or 0141 331 3516 for further details about the study. Information can also be found at www.gcu.ac.uk/amber.”
“It is funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Health Technology Assessment Programme (Project: 12/127/12) and sponsored by Glasgow Caledonian University. The day-to-day running of the trial is managed by a team within the NMAHP Unit, Department of Health and Life Sciences.”