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German-language Principles to Promote the Quality of Life of People with MS is available to download

MSIF is delighted to announce that the professionally designed German-language version of the Principles to Promote the Quality of Life of People with Multiple Sclerosis is now available to be downloaded from our World of MS website.

To read more about the Principles and how they are helping people with MS, click here. To download a copy of the German translation, please click here.

Atlas of Multiple Sclerosis poster at ECTRIMS

MSIF is delighted that the joint MSIF/World Health Organization abstract, Atlas of MS, has been accepted as a poster at the 22nd Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), taking place in Madrid, 27-30 September 2006.

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Coming soon! MS in focus, genetics and hereditary aspects of MS

The next edition of MS in focus, our biannual magazine, is coming soon! Issue 8 looks at genetics and hereditary aspects of MS, and features articles from leading experts in this field from around the globe.

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Profile of the Month : January 2008

Ian Douglas

Diagnosis: 1992
Occupation: Works with a number of UK charities including the UK MS Society as a Trustee.

English Espanol Italian French Russian German

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Cytokine responses to resistance training in people with multiple sclerosis

Exercise improves cardiovascular function and muscle strength and reduces fatigue in people with MS. This small study also found some changes in the immune profile of women undergoing an exercise programme.

authors: White LJ, Castellano V, Mc Coy SC.

source: J Sports Sci. 2006 Aug;24(8):911-4.

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Neutralising antibodies to IFN-beta in patients with multiple sclerosis

This article reviews what is known about the effects of neutralising antibodies which develop in a proportion of people taking interferon therapy.

authors: Bagnato F, Riva M, Antonelli G.

source: Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2006 Aug;6(8):773-785.

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Determinants of CCL5-driven mononuclear cell migration across the blood-brain barrier. Implications for therapeutically modulating neuroinflammation

The authors developed a test-tube model of the blood-brain barrier found in humans to study how this breaks down in MS, clarifying some of the immunologically active molecules which could be potential targets for therapy.

authors: Ubogu EE, Callahan MK, Tucky BH, Ransohoff RM.

source: J Neuroimmunol. 2006 Jul 18; [Epub ahead of print]

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New combination treatment shows promise in very active RRMS

source: UK MS Society

Encouraging results from a new combination treatment for people with very active relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) are about to be published by a research team at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool, UK.

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Tysabri® available soon in US

source: US National MS Society

Companies launch the marketing of Tysabri® for relapsing MS, making the drug available for people in the US in the coming weeks.

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Latest Roundup from NZ MS Society

source: New Zealand MS Society

This week in Roundup: childhood MS, menstrual cycle and MS fatigue, heat and MS, and a review of new types of MS treatments.

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New findings on Copaxone

source: US National MS Society

Researchers have found a new explanation for the effects of Copaxone® (glatiramer acetate, Teva Pharmaceuticals), a treatment approved for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

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PhD position available, Groningen, The Netherlands

source: Dutch MS Research Foundation

The project title is: Myelin biogenesis and Multiple Sclerosis. A potential correlation between intracellular flow of myelin membrane components and the onset of MS lesion formation.

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