Source Economic Times: GENEVA: Yoga and aquatic exercise may reduce certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) such as fatigue, depression and paresthesia, a new study suggests. Read on.
Posts Categorized: MS News
How MS Aware are you?
MS Awareness Week may be over for this year, but there’s still time for you, your members, friends, family, colleagues and everyone in between to complete our survey ‘How MS Aware are you?’. We’ve had a great number of responses so far so thank you to everyone who has completed and shared. But we… Read more »
Promising Phase 1 Trial Results of Stem Cell Therapy in Progressive MS Patients
Source Multiple Sclerosis Today: Potentially groundbreaking research by the Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York (MSRCNY) will be presented on April 19 at the 68th American Academy of Neurology (AAN)Annual Meeting taking place in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Saud A. Sadiq, director and chief research scientist at the Tisch center, will present results of… Read more »
Study Shows Potential of Novel Compound to Treat Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Source Neurology Advisor: VANCOUVER, British Columbia — For the treatment of secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), NDC-1308−a small molecule that activates intracellular pathways for oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) differentiation−showed favourable pharmacokinetic properties and was safe in a mice study. Read on.
A new scientific consensus has been reached that changes the way relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) should be treated.
Source MS Society: A new scientific consensus has been reached that changes the way relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) should be treated. The evidence now tells us that, rather than waiting to see whether more relapses occur, disease modifying therapies (DMTs) should be offered as close as possible to diagnosis. Read on.
It’s MS Awareness Week 2016!
As part of our work to raise awareness about MS, we’ve created a brief online survey to find out how aware people are of MS and its impact. We’d appreciate it if you could send the link to all your members, post on social media pages and websites, and ask others to do the… Read more »
ILC Newsletter April 16
Equipment and Information News from Guideposts Independent Living Centre Team– April 2016 Contact the ILC Mon to Fri from 9-00 a.m.to 5-00 p.m. ( 01235 524857 :www.guidepostsilc.org.uk The current GPT ILC contract will cease on 30th September 2016 the ILC is open for business as usual until then. If you would like to contact your… Read more »
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Share your experience of MS treatments
Source: MS Society The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is looking at the future of the treatments currently available through the Risk Sharing Scheme. We need your help to make sure people with MS are at the heart of the process. Read on.
MS-SMART Study only 100 to go Inbox x
Hope that you have already heard about the MS-SMART study looking at repurposing three drugs for use in patients with Secondary Progressive MS. We are now at the final stage of recruitment and I would urge you to remind all your patients to contact one of the recruitment Centres, or go to the MS-SMART.org web… Read more »
