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20 Oct 2015

The Blood-Brain Barrier and demyelination: the missing link in MS?

There are so many clues in the medical literature suggesting that a break in the tight barrier around the brain, the blood-brain-barrier (BBB), can allow the pathological process of multiple sclerosis to start

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17 Oct 2015

Plant-based fatty acids may lower risk of MS

Plant-based fatty acids are worthy of ongoing study, reinforcing the OMS recommendation to take flaxseed oil rather than fish oil. George Jelinek explains the research.

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05 Oct 2015

Should you exercise when you’re fatigued?

Most people with MS report fatigue, and are unsure what to do about it. Maybe exercise doesn't seem the logical remedy when you have no energy. But is this true?

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12 Aug 2015

Anatomy of the Spirit

We’ve all been there: the job where we feel an imposter; decisions made to keep other people happy; or the relationship that in our heart of hearts we know... just... isn’t... right.

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06 Mar 2015

The risk of calcium supplementation

There is a risk that calcium supplementation, on the basis of current evidence, poses too great a risk to human health, and is not recommended.

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06 Mar 2015

People with MS have higher rates of cardiovascular disease

We have previously observed that cardiovascular disease risk factors are very similar to MS risk factors; new Swedish research confirms this is true

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06 Mar 2015

Neurologists would take vitamin D themselves if diagnosed but not prescribe for their patients

The Multiple Sclerosis Journal has published an editorial with the odd conclusion that neurologists believe the evidence is strong enough that they would take vitamin D at a dose of 10,000IU a day themselves if diagnosed, and prescribe it to…

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06 Mar 2015

Factors associated with more rapid progression of MS identified

Professor George Ebers' group at Oxford have identified factors involved in more rapid development of secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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06 Mar 2015

MS can now be diagnosed on first presentation to a doctor

A new study of the 2010 McDonald criteria for MS diagnosis shows that 1 in 5 people can now be diagnosed at first presentation to a neurologist if there was MRI evidence of more than one attack arising from more…

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06 Mar 2015

Hope is a vital part of recovery in MS

How often have people with MS been told that they should not be given 'false hope' by their treating clinicians? Sadly, this seems to be a common occurrence. Perhaps this is to some extent explained by the fact that doctors…

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06 Mar 2015

Warning: women should not be pregnant and on Gilenya

Research shows that being pregnant and on Gilenya at the same time can be risky for women who have also developed multiple sclerosis.

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06 Mar 2015

Major stressful life events increase number of lesions on MRI

Preventive medicine researchers in Chicago show the clear effect of major stressful life events in worsening disease activity in PwMS.

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