Tweet Mendelian Randomization (MR) is a research method in epidemiology that uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to investigate causal relationships between an exposure and an outcome. By exploiting the random inheritance of genes, which is analogous to a randomized controlled trial, MR aims to minimize bias from confounding factors and reverse causation, allowing for stronger causal…
GFAP as a biomarker for neurological disease is it a pile of?
Tweet GFAP is glial acidic fibrillary acidic protein and is a marker of astrocytes. Neurofilament is a marker in nerves and in MS these proteins are released. I have associated these with nerve damage and there has been a great move to suggest that the release of GFAP is a marker of astrocyte activation and…
My Upcoming Webinar on Accessible Cruising
My Upcoming Webinar on Accessible Cruising After 33 accessible cruises, Kim and I finally decided to share our knowledge with the world. Sign up here for my upcoming webinar. You can watch it live on September 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM, or you can watch a recording at your leisure. Secrets will be revealed!…
Stand With The Victims
I would like to provide a disclaimer before you continue to read this post. This topic fills me with anger and rage because of the heinous and despicable crimes that were committed against innocent women. The so-called ring leaders in this reign of trauma and harm were a man (I use this term loosely) and…
Karen Pagen Cruz – MSAA’s September 2025 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 Karen … Continue reading → Source: blog.mymsaa.org
Sharing Helps: How Reporting to the TGA Supports the MS Community
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Retirement is tough
It’s been about three years that I’ve been retired from my job as a chief growth officer for a global advertising agency and it’s just occurring to me now what a huge transition this is in my life. My job was all-consuming eating up many of the working hours of my day and then some….
Dollar Signs, Languages and Chatbots
What’s an MS’er to do? One cool thing about August is that it is when I get the tiny bit of royalties from one of my two books. (If you happen to be thinking “books? What books?” then please see the sidebar on this screen and click on the Books tab above. If you even…
Ask the Expert: Balance Problems
Featuring Barry A. Hendin, MD MSAA’s Chief Medical Officer Question: In what ways are exercise, environment, and equipment involved with balance for individuals with MS? Answer: Ensuring good balance is vitally important for individuals with MS, since problems with balance … Continue reading → Source: blog.mymsaa.org
From our CEO
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