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 »
Posts Categorized: MS News
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
MS-UK Counselling Leafet
Please click on the following link:- Counselling leaflet – PDF Version
Daclizumab withdrawn from NHS after safety concerns
Source MS Society: Disease modifying therapy daclizumab (Zinbryta) has been withdrawn from sale worldwide. Its manufacturers took the decision after reports that a number of people taking the treatment developed serious inflammatory brain disorders. Daclizumab will no longer be available on the NHS. All clinical trials involving the treatment will be stopped. Read on.
HSCT works for people with relapsing MS who don’t respond to existing DMTs
Source BBC: Doctors say a stem cell transplant could be a “game changer” for many patients with multiple sclerosis. Results from an international trial show that it was able to stop the disease and improve symptoms. It involves wiping out a patient’s immune system using cancer drugs and then rebooting it with a stem cell… Read more »
MS drug hope
Source BBC: MS drug hope for secondary-progressive stage. A study of a new drug to treat advanced cases of multiple sclerosis suggests it may be possible to delay progression of the disease in the short term, although the effects were small. n a trial of 1,327 people, in The Lancet, 26% saw their disability worsen after… Read more »
Caroline Wyatt – My quest to stop MS in its tracks
Source BBC: A year on from gruelling stem cell treatment for her multiple sclerosis, BBC correspondent Caroline Wyatt reveals what effect the potentially life-changing “reboot” of her immune system has had on her life. The results of an international trial show stem cell transplants can vastly improve the lives of some people with multiple sclerosis. The… Read more »
Low-dose Naltrexone Changes Levels of Inflammatory Proteins in MS, Study Shows
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Inhibition of the neuroactive opioid growth factor (OGF) alters the blood levels of important pro- and anti-inflammatory proteins in mice with multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease. The recognition of this regulatory response may represent a new way to monitor disease progression and treatment response in MS. These findings were reported in a study published… Read more »
Strength & Balance classes (falls prevention)
Bodicote Village Hall, White Post Road, OX15 4BN – this class got off to a great start, and everyone enjoyed a cup of tea, coffee, biscuit and a chat afterwards! Chipping Norton Town hall – Fridays 9.30 – 10.30 am (started 9th February) Jericho Community Centre – Friday 10.30 – 11.30am Marston Scout Hut, (corner of William Street) Centre –Thursdays… Read more »
