Recovering well after a first relapse and starting adisease-modifying therapy (DMT) immediately afterward considerably increases the likelihood of slowing progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), a study suggests. Its findings support relapse recovery as a critical factor for DMT initiation, and one that should be assessed routinely in MS clinical trials, researchers said. The study, Relapse recovery: The forgotten variable in multiple sclerosis clinical trials, was published in the journal Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation Continue reading →

Wayne State University School of Medicine Professor of Neurology Robert Lisak, M.D., FRCP, FAAN, received the Healthcare Professional Champion Award from the Michigan Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated their commitment to helping people meet the challenges of Multiple Sclerosis, including improving access to and quality of MS clinical care Continue reading →

Cedarburg, WI Join the Bell family at the 18th annual Hunt for a Cure for MS at Circle B in Cedarburg is Saturday, February 1. Proceeds benefit the hunt to cure Multiple Sclerosis Raffles, live and silent auctions, games, food and more! This years fundraiser features 200+ prizes, include over 20 guns, tools, sports tickets & memorabilia, hunting & fishing gear, meet, wildlife prints, and more. Continue reading →

Oscillopsia is the sensation that the surrounding environment is constantly in motion when it is, in fact, stationary. Oscillopsia is usually a symptom of conditions that affect eye movement or the eye's ability to stabilize images, especially during movement Continue reading →

The duchess of Sussexs past life in Canada could, in theory, also provide the couple a way into Canada as residents. An American, she lived in Toronto for several years while filming the American television legal drama Suits, when she was known as Meghan Markle. While her immigration status during that time is not public information, Canada has a special visa provision for actors working on foreign film and television productions in the country Continue reading →

When offering help, she said, be specific about what you can provide to support the patient: meals; child care or elder care; transportation to and from treatments; companionship during doctor visits (especially helpful if you can take notes), tests or treatments; a sounding board, perhaps even in the middle of the night; a lunch date or fun outing; even a blank journal without instructions about what the patient records in it. Dr Continue reading →

My nose started running about a week before the sledgehammer hit. Then came a chesty cough, not yet as serious as the one that had my wife wheezing, but I was worried that Id soon catch up with her. Continue reading →

A study of 16,000 people suggests that human herpesvirus 6A is a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis, reinvigorating a neglected hypothesis that the virus could be involved in triggering the disease. As early as the 1990s, researchers proposed that a very common type of herpes virusthen known as human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6)could be somehow involved in the development of multiple sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease characterized by autoimmune reactions against the protective myelin coating of the central nervous system Continue reading →

The researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial. While the patients had fewer hospital stays, the decline in admissions was the result of a phenomenon known as regression to the mean, said Amy Finkelstein, an economist at M.I.T. who led the study Continue reading →

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disarm Therapeutics, a biotechnology company creating a new class of disease-modifying therapeutics for patients with axonal degeneration, today announced the appointment of Scott Holmes, M.S./MBA, as Chief Financial Officer. Continue reading →