An app-based, one-to-one peer support program from Shift.ms that connects people newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) with someone more experienced may help them feel more confident in managing their condition, with self-reported psychological benefits for both people in the pairing. That’s according to five-year…
Abnormal fat buildup inside the brain’s immune cells may help to drive neurological damage and disability progression in people with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), a study found. The findings also point to a possible therapeutic target. Researchers showed that blocking an enzyme called…
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 Chris Pero as June’s … Continue reading → Source:…
Three years of treatment with Sanofi’s investigational antibody therapy frexalimab was associated with persistently low disease activity and no new safety concerns in people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). That’s according to new data from an ongoing open-label extension phase of a global…
Tweet This is a question I have posed and answered. Are they the same? You know that you can have them as an infusion or at home and they inhibit relapses and new lesion formation and this class of drug has become one of the…
Tweet …there’s plenty of declarations of good will, compassion, energy to solve problems related to MS – that’s all great and laudable. However, I can’t stop thinking there are some elephants in the room that keep getting ignored since people tend to jump on the…
Tweet Tur C. High-efficacy therapy and progression independent of relapse and MRI activity in multiple sclerosis. Brain. 2026:awag175. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awag175 They say “The main mechanism through which patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) acquire disability is progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA)” (Yep a widely held view)…..”However,…
Tweet No disrespect to the authours here, but when I read the title of the paper I asked what the flip does this mean? What is the Era of PIRA-A. This is an MDPI journal and so is a pay to publish site so you…
I had a terrible and embarrassing experience within the last week. I can’t even believe I’m gonna write about it it’s embarrassing but that’s what this site is for. This experience definitely falls under the dark category in the travails of Bethy Bright and Dark.…