Archive for the ‘news’ Category

Microsoft has a column with tips for persons with multiple sclerosis that can enable them to use Microsoft Office products more effectively.

MyMSmyWay has links to freeware and other suggestions for making life with you computer more productive.

When telling a person with a non-visible condition such as multiple sclerosis or chronic pain something like ” But you look so good” it may seem complimentary and harmless to you. The recipient of that statement however is hearing you say ” How can you say you feel bad when you look fine?”

This article details common errors friends, bosses, and relatives make when communicating with the not obviously disabled.

US scientists have said that chronic social stress could worsen neuro-degenerative disorder – a condition in which cells of the brain and spinal cord are destroyed.

Photo courtesy of Miller Hanson Partners | Architects + Planners, copyright George Heinrich Photography

A new housing project strictly for persons who have multiple sclerosis is thriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This facility was a labor of love for many of the active volunteers and funders who facillitated the development of this project. There are now three of this type housing in the country and a trend that MS patients hope becomes more common.

Vaccine approach on existing MS patients passes safety trial. Verdict implies further study of the treatment is warranted.

In a study just published, researchers have shown for the first time that early treatment can slow the rate at which disability progresses in individuals who have had a first event suggestive of multiple sclerosis but who have not yet been diagnosed with definite MS. The study is a follow-up to the completed, two-year BENEFIT study.

Help inform the next edition of MS in focus magazine by taking part in this short survey on stem cell research.

The survey is open to anyone and will take five minutes to complete. A summary of the findings will be included in Issue 11 of MS in focus, to be published in January 2008.

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The big news in the MS world today is the release of information concerning the discovery of two mutated genes that indicate their involvment in the mechanism for the causing of multiple sclerosis.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is keeping an eye on military veterans, especially those who served in the first Persian Gulf war and have since been diagnosed .

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada announced a $2.4 million grant to continue a closely-watched clinical trial involving an experimental bone marrow stem cell transplant therapy.