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…
Tweet How does EBV cause MS…I don’t know for sure but different people have different opinions. The virus infects B cells and then hides in them (LATENCY) and then reappears to destroy the the B cell and release the infective virus (LYTIC) phase of the…
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…
Tweet Progressive Multifocal Leukoencphalopathy is a nightmare associated with immunosuppressive treatment of MS and is most common with the migration inhibitors. PML is caused by JC virus with is common and affects most of us. If we are not immunosuppressed we deal with and kill…
How do you know? The Northeast Blizzard of 2026 brought blankets, hunkering down, power outtages and spotty internet. What it didn’t bring was new, creative ideas for an MS humor blog. To be fair, I wasn’t really having a ton of ideas before the blizzard…
Tweet Aljasir MA. An Integrated Network Biology and Molecular Dynamics Approach Identifies CD44 as a Promising Therapeutic Target in Multiple Sclerosis. Pharmaceuticals. 2026;19:254. Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory disease characterized by autoimmune-driven inflammation in the central nervous system that damages axons and destroys myelin.…
Tweet Glatiramer acetate is the active ingredient in a drug that was originally sold as Trade Name Copaxone, which was invented in Israel in the 1970s as a random mix of 4 amino acids. This was given as a 20mg injection daily. As the patent…
I wasn’t addicted to coffee. But my body was. As someone living well with multiple sclerosis, how I fuel my body matters to me — more than I sometimes realize. I didn’t fully appreciate how caffeine was affecting me until, by chance, I skipped it…
This March, organizations and advocates are marking Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month with fundraisers, educational events, and other activities to spotlight the disease and its impact on an estimated 1.8 million people worldwide. The annual campaign reaches beyond the general public to include researchers, lawmakers, industry…