Every year, warmer weather arrives with a collective exhale as people spend more time outdoors, enjoying sunlight that stretches into the evening and patio dinners. But for me, living with multiple sclerosis (MS), the arrival of summer lands more like a quiet tightening in my chest. I find myself watching the forecast more closely than…
Team MSAA: Building Community, Strength, and Support
At the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), community is at the heart of everything we do. One of the inspiring ways we aim to bring community to life is through Team MSAA– an organizational initiative that encourages individuals to … Continue reading → Source: blog.mymsaa.org
Pilot trial tests nerve stimulator to repair myelin damage in RRMS
A pilot clinical trial in the U.S. is enrolling people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) to test Setpoint Medical’s implantable nerve stimulation device, which is designed to reduce inflammation and promote myelin repair. The trial (NCT06796504) is enrolling up to 60 people, ages 22-50, and will evaluate the safety and potential remyelinating effects of the…
MS patients in US face long waits for neurology care, study finds
People in the U.S. with commercial insurance wait nearly 50 days on average for a first visit to neurologist, and average wait times are significantly longer, by about four days, for those with multiple sclerosis (MS), a study found. The number of neurologists in a given area didn’t influence wait times, the researchers said. “It…
MS vision problems: Common eye symptoms
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that occurs when the immune system accidentally attacks healthy parts of the central nervous system, including the nerves that connect the eyes to the brain, and those that control the muscles involved in eye movement. The post MS vision problems: Common eye symptoms appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News…
MS vision problems: Common eye symptoms
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that occurs when the immune system accidentally attacks healthy parts of the central nervous system, including the nerves that connect the eyes to the brain, and those that control the muscles involved in eye movement. The post MS vision problems: Common eye symptoms appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News…
Its Rubbish Throw It in the Bin
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,…