Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Regeneration in the brain is reduced in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), but enhanced during disease activity in those with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), a study reports.
Brain Regeneration Impaired in Progressive MS, Unaffected By DMTs, Study Reports Read More »
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Regeneration in the brain is reduced in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), but enhanced during disease activity in those with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), a study reports.
Source MS Society: Virtual reality, wearable robots and magnetic brain stimulation. Technology is at the forefront of 13 new research projects we’ve just announced.
The MS Society is excited to announce their 13 new MS research projects Read More »
Source Medical Xpress: Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a small study has found.
Immersion in virtual reality scenes of the Arctic helps to ease people’s pain Read More »
Source MS Trust: Sativex is a cost-effective treatment for people with MS spasticity according to new guidance published today by NICE(link is external). This reverses the decision made in draft guidance published earlier this year.
Sativex cost-effective in final NICE guideline on cannabis-based medicines Read More »
Source MS Trust: Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) should be restricted to people with highly active relapsing-remitting MS according to a review carried out by the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) drug safety committee.
European drug regulator recommends restricted use of Lemtrada Read More »
Source BBC: Two cannabis-based medicines, used to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, have been approved for use by the NHS in England.
Cannabis-based medicines: Two drugs approved for NHS Read More »
Source MS Trust: This study set out to test the benefits of regular home-based standing combined with strengthening and balance exercises for people with progressive MS. People with progressive MS with severe walking problems (122 people) were recruited through NHS clinics and therapy centres in Devon, Cornwall and East Anglia. One half were assigned to the
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Source BBC: “I don’t like to think of the future. It’s such a big question mark. I just keep living in the present.”Source BBC: “I don’t like to think of the future. It’s such a big question mark. I just keep living in the present.”
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Source The Guardian: Trial using rats showed the drug metformin repaired nerve damage caused by the disease.
Diabetes drug offers hope of new treatment for multiple sclerosis. Read More »
