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MSIF's World of MS website in Chinese

We are delighted to launch the Chinese mini-WoMS language site, the next in our series after Japanese and Arabic. The site contains core content of the English version of the website and includes information about symptoms, diagnosis and treatments of MS as well as MS society contact details and other useful resources.

MSIF would like to sincerely thank
Professor Xian-hao Xu, from Beijing Hospital, China, for undertaking the translation.

To go to the new website, please click here.

Cycling to raise funds for MSIF

MSIF is delighted that Scott McDermid is raising funds for MSIF through the MS Global 2007 bike ride.

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Profile of the Month : January 2008

Dr Hithaishi Weerakoon

Age: 44
Country: Sri Lanka
Occupation: Doctor
Year of diagnosis: 1997

"We want people with MS to get the most out of life and to hold their heads up high with dignity."

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Axonal loss is progressive and partly dissociated from lesion load in early multiple sclerosis

The authors, using a recently developed MRI technique, found that nerve damage does not completely correlate with the volume of lesions visible on conventional images in early stage of relapsing MS.

authors: Pascual AM, Martinez-Bisbal MC, Bosca I, Valero C, Coret F, Martinez-Granados B, Marti-Bonmati L, Mir A, Celda B, Casanova B.

source: Neurology. 2007 Jul 3;69(1):63-7.

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A timing-of-birth effect on multiple sclerosis clinical phenotype

The authors studied whether the month of birth could influence the course of MS. They found that fewer MS patients were born in November and significantly more in May, but these findings were true only for people with relapsing MS.

authors: Sadovnick AD, Duquette P, Herrera B, Yee IM, Ebers GC.

source: Neurology. 2007 Jul 3;69(1):60-2

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Immunomodulation and neuroprotection with mesenchymal bone marrow stem cells (MSCs): A proposed treatment for multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological/neurodegenerative diseases

The authors reviewed the characteristics and the potential advantages of bone marrow derived stem cells in the treatment of MS. They also proposed a therapeutic trial in a small group of people with MS.

authors: Karussis D, Kassis I, Basan GS, Slavin S.

source: J Neurol Sci. 2007 Jul 2

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The role of VLA4 polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: An association study

In this negative study, the authors looked for an association between a specific genetic pattern and the development of MS, but they did not find one.

authors: Andreoli V, Cittadella R, Valentino P, Condino F, La Russa A, Liguori M, Manna I, Spadafora P, Nistico R, Pirritano D, Clodomiro A, Quattrone A.

source: J Neuroimmunol. 2007 Jul 2

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Immune system variations may underlie differences in MS between African Americans and caucasians

source: US National MS Society

A new report shows differences in immune system responses between a group of African Americans with MS compared with caucasians.

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Report about burden of neurological diseases, disorders and injuries in Canada

source: MS Society of Canada

The first report to look at the cost impact of neurological diseases and injuries in Canada shows that MS ranks third in indirect total cost.

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