By Dr. Eva Jackson Holistic wellness plays a critical role in improving the quality of life for individuals affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). This approach, recognized and studied by numerous organizations, focuses on treating the whole person rather than addressing … Continue reading → Source:…
National Football League player Fernando Mendoza and his family are partnering with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) to fund research and support programs for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Mendoza Family Fund builds on the efforts of Mendoza and his family to raise…
Tweet Is Cladribine a Suitable Strategy after Natalizumab in MS? Real-world Outcomes are reported here. What next if people have to switch from natalizumab and this study looks at cladribine. It is OK but we know that cladribine takes 1-2 months to optimally work compared…
Medthera has launched WalkPort, a supported walking station designed to help people with mobility difficulties, including those with multiple sclerosis (MS), safely stand and practice walking at home and in clinical settings. The device is now open for reservations, with initial shipments expected to start…
Brain inflammation is often viewed as harmful in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), but a new animal study suggests that certain short-lived forms of inflammation may be needed to help the brain repair myelin. This finding may have important implications for understanding the…
Tweet Someone has made a comment about the poor impact of treatments on progression and I made comment about trials and you only find lesions if you look for them. MRI can spot lesions if they are big enough but with MRI they seldom look…
Un equip internacional de recerca ha identificat un mecanisme clau que explica per què, en l’esclerosi múltiple (EM), no només es danya la mielina sinó que també moren neurones del cervell. La troballa aporta una nova perspectiva sobre la malaltia i obre la porta a…
Un equip de científics ha identificat un mecanisme biològic inesperat que podria ajudar a reparar la mielina, la capa protectora dels nervis que es veu danyada en l’esclerosi múltiple (EM). La descoberta prové de l’estudi d’animals d’alta muntanya com els iacs, que han desenvolupat adaptacions…
Tweet It says to me the antibodies in the CNS are inpart generated by the peripheral immune system entering the CNS as natalizumab blocks cells entering the inflammed CNS Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) kappa free light chains (KFLC) is a sensitive marker of intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis…
I don’t remember much about the support group meeting that changed everything. I don’t remember the facilitator’s name, the other people’s faces, how long we sat there, or what anyone actually said. What I remember is the moment, somewhere in the middle of someone else’s…