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Source MS Society: This online course will help you find ways to manage your MS fatigue and explain it to other people.
It’s made up of 6 sessions that should take around 20 minutes each. In between the sessions are exercises for you to do, to help you think about your own fatigue.
The course works best if you leave at least three days in between each session to do the exercises. Bookmark this page so you can find it again easily. Read on.
Source Independent Living: The Court of Appeal has recently rejected the Department for Work and Pensions’ challenge to the High Court decisions that protected claimants who received severe disability premium against a drop in income when they were moved to Universal Credit.
Two disabled individuals, known as TP and AR, brought the cases when their benefit was reduced by £180 a month. They had to claim universal credit rather than staying on legacy benefits after moving into a different local authority area.
Will the DWP go all the way to the Supreme Court?
The DWP has said that it is considering the judgment carefully, before deciding whether or not to pursue the matter into the Supreme Court.
They say that they are continuing to make transitional payments to people who were previously receiving the severe disability premium and that more than 15,000 people have already been paid £51.5 million. Read on.
Source Technology Networks: Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. Their work highlights the significant potential of drugs targeting a specific immune molecule (IL-17) implicated in MS.
The scientists, led by Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology, and Aoife McGinley, Postdoctoral Fellow, in Trinity’s School of Biochemistry and Immunology have published their results in Immunity.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease that affects around 2.3 million people globally and over 9,000 people in Ireland. It is associated with infiltration of immune cells into the brain and spinal cord that cause damage to nerves, leading to neurological disabilities.
However, the cause and precise immunological basis to this autoimmune disease are still unclear. Read on.
Source Biopharmadive.com: With positive results from a mid-stage study in hand, Sanofi is pushing an experimental multiple sclerosis drug into an extensive late-stage research program comprised of four studies scheduled to begin in the middle of this year.
More details from the Phase 2b study will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting, according to Sanofi. In the meantime, the French pharma disclosed Thursday that its drug significantly reduced the number of new brain lesions seen in patients with recurring MS while also being well tolerated, with safety findings in-line with previous research.
Sanofi licensed the drug, which inhibits an enzyme known as BTK or Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, from Principia BioPharma in late 2017. While drugmakers have found success targeting BTK for cancer treatment, some have also been looking into its application in MS. Aside from Sanofi, Biogen and Merck KGaA have advanced BTK inhibitors into clinical trials of multiple sclerosis patients. Read on.
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Genetic variations that increase body mass index (BMI) in childhood are associated with a higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) regardless of a person’s vitamin D levels, a study found.
The study, “BMI and low vitamin D are causal factors for multiple sclerosis,” was published in the journal Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.
An individual’s risk of developing MS is influenced by both genetics and environmental factors. Among the known environmental factors are low levels of vitamin D, exposure to the Epstein-Barr virus, obesity, and smoking. Read on.
100 club winners for January
1st – Gloria, 2nd – Chris Webb, 3rd – Sarah Chappell
Sharing a prize fund of: £77.50.
We have had a number of people drop out of the 100 club recently. It would be great if you could support it. It is only £5 a month. For more information speak to Reception or Sue.
You got to be in it to win it!!
From 1st March, Natalie, Chiropractor will be coming in fortnightly. This means one Thursday we will have Chiropractor and the following Acupuncture.
So from March:-
Thursday 5th March acupuncture
Thursday 12th March chiropractor
Thursday 19th March acupuncture
Thursday 26th March chiropractor
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| Dear Readers, We hope you have had a good January! A few bits of news for you, some from us and some from our partners. We have just updated our class timetable. Here is the link LINK TO CLASS TIMETABLE Additions and Changes to some of our Strength & Balance classes Cherwell Windmill Community Centre, Hempton Road, Deddington OX15 0QH Tuesdays 12.00- 13.00 New class West Eynsham Baptist Church, Lombard St, Eynsham, Witney OX29 4HT Wednesday 14.30 – 15.30 New class starting 19th Feb Witney High Street Methodist Church (Bethany Room), 40 High Street, Witney OX28 6HG Wednesday 13.00 – 14.00 there was a class at 11.45 which is closing 12 Feb Milton under Wychwood Village Hall, Shipton Road, Milton under Wychwood, OX7 6JW Wednesday 9.45 – 10.45 and 11.00 – 12.00 there are now two classes Vale The Beacon, Portway, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9BX Thursday 9.15 – 10.15 am and 10.30 – 11.30 am now two classes Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road, Abingdon OX14 1NS Monday 12.30 – 13.30 and 13.45 – 14.45 now two classes M is for Motivation! If you struggle to get motivated to be active, try some of these easy-to-do ideas to get started. We’d love to hear if you found any of them useful! • Stretch! Raise your arms up above your head and lengthen your whole body. • Listen to music, an audiobook or a podcast while lifting weights or going for a walk • Window shopping while walking and carrying shopping (cardio and weight training in one!) • Try a competitive sport (you’ll probably forget you’re even exercising as you’ll be so focused on the game!) • Take photographs on a walk. Being outdoors and getting that natural daylight is also great for your vitamin D levels. Just 5—15 mins of sunlight is enough to make a real positive difference. • Instead of chatting with a friend over coffee, chat while walking, stretching, or strength training. • Walk or play fetch with a dog. If you don’t own a dog, offer to take a neighbour’s dog for a walk • Go for a run, walk, or cycle when you’re feeling stressed—and see how much better you feel afterwards. Try it! • Try a home exercise DVD (Generation Games at Home is free to request), or search the internet for free exercise videos. Set yourself a timer to do e.g. 10 mins and no more. It’ll be finished before you realise and just starting you may find you are motivated to carry on… The Oxfordshire Care Awards 2020 Do you know someone who deserves to be recognised and celebrated at the Oxfordshire Care Awards 2020 – Inspiration for All? Formerly the Dignity in Care Awards, Age UK Oxfordshire is working in partnership with Action for Carers Oxfordshire and Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers to celebrate statutory and independent care providers, the community/voluntary sector and unpaid carers. There are 3 ways to nominate: pick up a nomination form from our office or call 01235 52046 to request one, download a fillable PDF nomination form or complete an online nomination form. Nominations close on the 14th February 2020. Visit https://oacp.org.uk/oxfordshire-care-awards-2020-inspiration-for-all We are currently looking for a male participant. Please call 0345 450 1276 for more details to take part!That’s all for now, but please do get in touch if there is anything we can help with, whether you tried any simple ideas to get motivated, or let us know what you’d like to us feature in future newsletters. Best wishes, Generation Games |
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