Tweet This is a phrase I heard someone say when they were describing an MS Drug…I tend to think this when I hear the word PIRA…There is worsening in MS but is it independent of relapse by which I mean new inflammatory lesions. If you cut off damage worsening to be 30 days after the…
Having 2nd autoimmune disease does not speed up MS progression: Study
Having a second autoimmune disease does not accelerate disability progression in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a large single-center study. Among 1,230 MS patients followed over time, those living with an additional autoimmune condition that doesn’t affect the nervous system reached disability milestones at the same rate as those without one, even after…
Nerve Bodies connects to the Nerve Head. Damage the Body and the Nerve Head responds. To do this you need to clear up the damage and rewire…simples
Tweet This is a post from the Repair lab in Cambridge about repair. It.is free.to view so have a read…you have paid for that pleasure. de Faria O Jr, Vagionitis S, Lopez-Lopez A, Perry M, Wong JJY, Rodríguez-Kirby L, Hervé B, Varga BV, Agirre E, Ghosh S, Timmler S, Yucel M, Setley AT, Evans KA,…
MSAA Improving Lives Benefit aims to support MS community
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) will host its 12th annual Improving Lives Benefit on May 7, bringing the multiple sclerosis (MS) community together to raise funds and recognize advocates and innovators working to improve care and support. The fundraiser will take place at the Switch House in Philadelphia, and the program will be…
Diane Bustin – MSAA’s May 2026 Artist of the Month
MSAA features the work of many talented artists affected by multiple sclerosis as part of our annual MSAA Art Showcase. Each month we share these artists’ inspiring stories and beautiful artwork with you as our Artist of the Month. This month, we celebrate Diane Bustin as May’s … Continue reading → Source: blog.mymsaa.org
Brain sugar levels act as signal for myelin growth, study finds
The amount of sugar in the brain plays a key role in governing the activity of oligodendrocytes, the brain cells responsible for making the protective myelin coating around nerve fibers, according to a study done in mice and cell models. The findings could have important implications for understanding diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), which…
Stem cell study fails, again, to live up to the billing
Tweet Stems cells have been sold as the saviour for people with MS, but many decades on and I am still waiting to see the great results after all the Hype. Sadly there are a load of chancers who want to take your money and feed into the hype and They can take some cells…
MS a problem of a virus or lots of viruses?
Tweet We have had a lot of info on EBV as a cause of MS, but responses to other viruses are ever present and here we have a study looking at Rubella sometimes known as German Measles. This study looks at infection with rubella before developing MS. The question is what is the mechanism at…
AAN 2026 Diabetes/Weight Loss Drug associated with Benefit
Tweet I suspect we will see lots of studies on the influence of GLP-1 inhibitors on all sorts of conditions they have been approved for type II diabetes treatment and are commonly used to lose weight. It has now been approved for use in UK for heart related effects and if you lose weight you…