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Age of MS diagnosis has risen significantly in last 50 years

Average age of MS diagnosis has risen significantly in last 50 yearsPublished: 19 August 2022 The age at which people are experiencing symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been rising according to a new study which looked at data from the last five decades. Researchers found that from 1970 to
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Certain factors predict worse health-related quality of life in MS

Certain factors predict worse health-related quality of life in MSPublished: 19 August 2022 Early factors that can affect the course of a person with multiple sclerosis’ (MS) long-terms health-related quality of life (HRQol) have been identified by a new study. After diagnosis with MS, the factors which predicted worse long-term
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Jim is determined to help others, despite his own daily battles

“Jim is determined to help others, despite his own daily battles” Published: 16 August 2022 After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) eight years ago Jim has experienced symptoms from loss of sensation, severe pins and needles, loss of sight in one eye, and a crushing feeling as if someone
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MS heat sensitivity – how to keep cool

How to keep cool when you have MS Published: 10 August 2022 Feeling hot? Our Helpline Officer Shaun has six quick and easy tips to keep cool this summer when you have MS heat sensitivity For some people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), summer can be a time of concern
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Proteins which block remyelination in MS discovered

Proteins which block remyelination in MS discoveredPublished 29 June 2022 Proteins called tenascins block the body’s ability for remyelination, a study on mice has revealed. Remyelination – the growing back of the myelin sheath that surrounds the nerves and was damaged by multiple sclerosis (MS) – is considered the holy
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Smell test might predict DMT affectiveness

Smell test might help predict DMT effectivenessPublished 04 April 2022 A smell test could be used to tell whether treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) are working or not, a new study suggests. Researchers in Austria teste whether measuring olfactory threshold (OT) could be a way to detect whether a person
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Stopping this DMT during pregnancy increases relapse-related disability risk

Stopping this DMT during pregnancy increases relapse-related disability risk Published: 08 February 2022 People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who stop taking Tysabri (natalizumab) during pregnancy have a significant risk of relapse-related disability, a new study has found.  Researchers analysed data of 255 pregnant women from the German Multiple Sclerosis and
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Treatment that keeps half of people from relapsing for two years

Treatment that keeps half of people from relapsing for two years Published: 04 February 2022 More than half of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are treated with self-injected disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) had no evidence of disease activity after two years, a new study has found.  Turkish researchers wanted to
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MS may raise risk of long Covid

MS may raise risk of long Covid Published: 02 February 2022 A new study has found that almost a third of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who get Covid-19 have symptoms lasting for at least a month.  Researchers reviewed more than 550 cases of people infected with Covid-19 who have
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