Tweet This morning I woke up like someone has been punching me in the arm all night and guess it is all related to neck problems but it is part of that dropping to bits as you get older thing. Toss on top of this multiple sclerosis and you have a neurodegenerative condition (MS) and…
ACTRIMS 2026: Mouse model mimics form of disability progression
Researchers have developed a mouse model designed to reflect the disability worsening that occurs in the absence of relapses for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The model shows key features of this form of disease worsening, known as progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA), including immune cell clusters in specific brain regions, nerve cell…
Virtual Friendships and Feeling Less Alone
When living with a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis, building a community for yourself of people who truly get it is incredibly valuable. Having a support network in your life of people who are there for you in easy times … Continue reading → Source: blog.mymsaa.org
Learning from other conditions
Tweet We can see the people making CD20 depleting antibodies and they want to position themselves versus the other antibodies and the other drugs. If you are a fantastic inhibitor of the immune response, it is likely that you will increase the risk of infection. Now the companies do their upmost to play down infection…
It’s been a minute
I’ve been missing from these pages and it feels like losing a limb. Words are usually more reliable for me. They don’t normally let me down. I don’t like it. I’ve lost interest in writing about my disease. It’s become boring to me. It never changes. It never gets any better. It barely gets any…
What I’ve learned from starting a new diet to better manage MS symptoms
Now that the holiday season, with all its decadent meals, is over, I wanted to share an update on the diet I mentioned in a column last September. At the time, I was still in the elimination phase of a FODMAP diet (which stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols). Since then, I’ve gradually…
Heavy Weight On Shoulders
Happy Friday Eve, y’all! I hope you are doing well, and the week has treated you well. It has been a while since my last post, and I had promised myself I would write more, but too many things have gotten in the way. When I do write something, I am sharing it with others,…
ACTRIMS 2026: GA Depot shot keeps disability stable for most PPMS patients
A three-year study of GA Depot, a monthly injection for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), found that most patients experienced no disability progression, with some even showing slight improvements in mobility. These interim results from a Phase 2a clinical trial will be presented tomorrow by developer Mapi Pharma at the Americas Committee for Treatment and…
ACTRIMS 2026: Scientists, at ‘crossroads,’ look at MS research
Researchers and clinicians are gathering in San Diego and online for the 11th annual Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum, a three-day meeting focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) research and care. ACTRIMS 2026, being held Feb. 5-7 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, features more than 400 poster presentations,…
Febrer, el Mes de la Mobilitat Assistida
Febrer és el Mes de la Mobilitat Assistida, una iniciativa que posa el focus en les diferents solucions existents per facilitar el desplaçament de persones amb dificultats de mobilitat i promoure una major autonomia en el dia a dia. L’objectiu és acostar a la ciutadania informació pràctica sobre els recursos de suport a la mobilitat,…