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My MS diagnosis opened a window to a whole new world

In recognition of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in March, the MS Awareness Month campaign features a series of stories highlighting the real-life experiences of people affected by MS, written in their own words. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Pinterest for more stories like…

EBV antibodies in CNS years before MS

Tweet I guesss you all know this, but here is an example of an EBV infection 16 years before MS developed. So what happens in the interviening time and why are things unnoticed. One element to this is neurological researve. So just like the pancreas…

I’ve Avoided these Pages

When a writer stops writing the reasons are usually pretty expected. Your mind suddenly goes blank and all of the topics that you had in the back of your head wiggling around go away or seem irrelevant or unimportant. I talked to my therapist about…

Close relatives of MS patients face 100 times higher risk of developing disorder

Close relatives of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are 100 times more likely to develop the neurological disorder than the general population, according to a new analysis of GEMS data. Among participants in GEMS, a large-scale observational study assessing MS risk among family members, about…

UC Davis Health named Center for Comprehensive MS Care

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has designated UC Davis Health in California as a new Center for Comprehensive MS Care, recognizing its ability to provide coordinated, multidisciplinary care for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The designation is part of the society’s Network of MS Healthcare…

In life with relapsing-remitting MS, I am my own best advocate

In recognition of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in March, the MS Awareness Month campaign features a series of stories highlighting the real-life experiences of people affected by MS, written in their own words. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Pinterest for more stories like…

Trial of novel autoimmune disease treatment ICP-538 launches in China

Innocare Pharma has dosed the first healthy volunteer in a clinical trial in China testing ICP-538, its oral treatment candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases. The novel experimental therapy works by promoting the degradation of the VAV1 protein, essential for the function…

Late-onset MS linked to faster disability progression: Study

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who experience their first symptoms after age 50 tend to have faster disability progression than those with earlier disease onset, according to a recent study. The also more commonly develop primary progressive MS (PPMS). In addition, late-onset MS was associated with a…