Cakes needed for next Friday 11th please for the MEPC cake sale, you can bring in Wed/Thur/Fri a.m, and I will look after here. Many thanks.
Posts By: Karen Jones
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 14th June 2018 Noon at the Centre
AGM letter to email
Milton Park April Newsletter
April Newsletter James Dipple wins Property Leader of the Year MEPC Chief Executive, James Dipple was awarded the Property Leader of Year award at the 2018 Oxfordshire Property Festival. Read more On-site News New recruit in the Milton Park team Read article Miles smashes fundraising target & marathon time Read article OKA Warehouse Sale Read… Read more »
Oxford MS Newsletter Apr-Jun 2018
MS newsletter Apr-Jun 2018 (1)
Volunteers needed for Royal Holloway University employment research study
Source Royal Holloway University: We are looking for volunteers with Relapsing Remitting MS to take part in a new study investigating the relationship between specific mental skills and employment in Multiple Sclerosis. We will be using a new, computer-based test which we hope will be able to produce information more closely related to real life… Read more »
Fingolimod may help prevent brain volume loss in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Source Neurology Advisor: In patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), fingolimod may protect against deep gray matter (dGM) and thalamus volume loss and may also lead to slower disability progression compared with placebo, according to an analysis published in Neurology. The investigators analyzed pooled data from the FTY720 Research Evaluating Effects of Daily Oral Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis FREEDOMS and FREEDOMS II phase… Read more »
New research shows excess myelin goes to the wrong part of nerve
Source MS Society: Researchers at the MS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS Research have found that extra myelin can be sent to the wrong part of the nerve – an important insight for MS treatments. Professor David Lyons and his team looked at what happens in zebrafish and mice when myelin making cells (known as oligodendrocytes) make more… Read more »
What causes MS?
Source MS Trust: The causes of MS are not well understood and there are a number of factors to be considered. You may wonder whether you did something to cause your MS or if you could have stopped MS from happening to you. The answer is ‘no’. No one could have advised you how to prevent… Read more »
Flying disabled: Trouble in the skies
Why disabled people can’t afford to #DeleteFacebook
Source The Guardian: Revelations about internet companies being negligent with our data have prompted a backlash against social media, but for many people in marginalised groups these networks are a vital lifeline It’s 10.32 on a Friday night and I am staring at the glow of my iPhone screen. It is almost three hours since… Read more »
