From June 15th to June 29th, Amazon will triple donations from 0.5% to 1.5% of the net purchase price of Qualifying purchases. Just go to our website: www.omstc.org.uk and click on the Amazon link at the top of the page and just shop as normal, using your usual log-in details. Please pass these details on to your friends and family.
Steventon Choral Society Summer concert
Songbirds recently raised alot of money for us during their Afternoon Tea Party at Harwell Village Hall, people were interested to know where else they will be playing.
GDPR – Consent
If you have not completed the ‘stay in touch’ form, please do so ASAP otherwise we will not be able to keep in contact with you via telephone, email or post. If you cannot complete the form, please email Sue with your preferences asap. Many thanks,
The Agony of Decision-making when It’s Time to Switch MS Medications
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: I’m agonizing over an important decision and it’s driving me crazy. I’m usually a quick decision-maker, but this one is tough. 
I’m agonizing over an important decision and it’s driving me crazy. I’m usually a quick decision-maker, but this one is tough. I have my analytical hat on, trying to look at my choices from a scientific standpoint. Unfortunately, my anxiety kicks in, and my hat is blown away. Let me explain.
My MS diagnosis was in 1986, a time before any FDA medication was available. When the first MS medication, Betaseron (interferon beta-1b), was approved, I was at the head of the line to sign up. It was exciting to finally have a treatment for my disease, especially one that promised to decrease the severity of an exacerbation while also delaying progression. Unfortunately, I experienced severe side effects, so I jumped ship after a few months. Read on.
Molecule Whose Fragments Appear to Block Myelin Repair Identified in Study
Source Multiple News Today: A molecule responsible for preventing the repair of white matter in the brain, a process critical to treating multiple sclerosis (MS) and cerebral palsy, has been 
identified.
The research, “A TLR/AKT/FoxO3 immune-tolerance like pathway disrupts the repair capacity of oligodendrocyte progenitors,” was published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
White matter in the brain’s white matter is composed of nerve fibres. Its colour comes from myelin, the protective layer wrapping nerve fibres that work to ensure proper cell communication. Damaged myelin is a hallmark of MS and other disorders.
Myelin is produced by cells called oligodendrocytes. Research shows that, in cases of chronic white matter injury, oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) — the precursor cells of oligodendrocytes — accumulate in lesion areas but are unable to produce myelin. Scientists believe this is due to the presence of fragments from a very large molecule called hyaluronic acid (HA); these small fragments also accumulate at lesion sites. Read on.
Cake Sale Reminder
Cakes needed for next Friday 11th please for the MEPC cake sale, you can bring in Wed/Thur/Fri a.m, and I will look after here.
Many thanks.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 14th June 2018 Noon at the Centre
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Oxford MS Newsletter Apr-Jun 2018
Volunteers needed for Royal Holloway University employment research study
Source Royal Holloway University: We are looking for volunteers with Relapsing Remitting MS to take part in a new study investigating the relationship between specific mental skills and 
employment in Multiple Sclerosis. We will be using a new, computer-based test which we hope will be able to produce information more closely related to real life experiences.
You will complete a series of neuropsychological tests and questionnaires which should take no more than 2 hours. We will be arranging a suitable location for testing.
If you are interested and would like more information, please take a stub below and contact the researcher, Laura Clemens, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, who will give you an information leaflet and discuss the study in detail. For more information email Laura.
