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Du Pré Fellowship and Grants - nominations due 30 July 2007

Nominations are due at the end of this month for MSIF's Du Pré Fellowship and Du Pré Grants. These awards enable recipients to travel to another country to undertake MS research.

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MSIF will attend Mexican Congress in September

Peer Banake, MSIF's CEO, and Zoe Burr, MSIF's International Programme Officer, are delighted to be attending the National Meeting of Patients with MS to be held in Mexico City, Mexico, from 7-9 September 2007.

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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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Structure of WM bundles constituting the working memory system in early multiple sclerosis: A quantitative DTI tractography study.

The authors, using a recently introduced MRI technique, looked at the mechanisms underlying memory impairment in people with MS. They found that following damage, people’s brains tended to react to increase the number of connections between nerves.

authors: Audoin B, Guye M, Reuter F, Au Duong MV, Confort-Gouny S, Malikova I, Soulier E, Viout P, Cherif AA, Cozzone PJ, Pelletier J, Ranjeva JP.

source: Neuroimage. 2007 Jul 15;36(4):1324-1330

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The endocannabinoid system is dysregulated in multiple sclerosis and in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

The authors looked at the role of endocannabinoids, a group of molecules, in the development of human MS and its animal model. They found that these could play an important role in the pathogenesis of both diseases.

authors: Diego Centonze, Monica Bari, Silvia Rossi, Chiara Prosperetti, Roberto Furlan, Filomena Fezza, Valentina De Chiara, Luca Battistini, Giorgio Bernardi, Sergio Bernardini, Gianvito Martino and Mauro Maccarrone

source: Brain. 2007 Jul 11

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Multiple sclerosis: Is there neurodegeneration independent from inflammation?

The author looked at the role of inflammatory processes in the different stages of MS. He points out that, according to recent studies, inflammation seems to be present in all stages of the disease, even if the patterns are different.

authors: Lassmann H.

source: J Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug 15;259(1-2):3-6

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Influence of CCR5-Delta32 genotype in Spanish population with multiple sclerosis.

The authors, studying the complex genetic component of MS, found that a gene could have a protective effect against this disease.

authors: Otaegui D, Ruiz-Martinez J, Olaskoaga J, Emparanza JI, de Munain AL.

source: Unidad Experimental, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain.

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Watch the UK MS Society "Awareness Talk" on managing relapses

source: UK MS Society

This fourth Awareness Talk, which can be viewed online, covered the management of relapses, certain triggers, mechanisms, things that the medical community should be doing, and some novel ideas about relapse management.

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New MS resource for children in English, Spanish and French

source: US National MS Society and MS Society of Canada

The US National MS Society and the MS Society of Canada have collaborated to produce a new fun activity booklet for kids.

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