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More MS in focus online

Issues 7 (Rehabilitation) and 8 (Genetics and hereditary aspects of MS) of our biannual magazine MS in focus can now be read online without the need to download a PDF.

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Thank you for taking part in our online community survey

Many thanks to the people who took part in our survey about the redevelopment of our online community, My World of MS.

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Profile of the Month : January 2008

Amal AbdulRahman

Age: 32
Country: Saudi Arabia
Occupation: Freelance teacher and translator
Year of diagnosis: 2001

"You are, through your soul not your body, a human being."

English Italiano Espanol Deutsch Francais Russian

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The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on spasticity in multiple sclerosis

The authors studied the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in treating spasticity and pain in people with MS. They found long applications of this technique to be useful in reducing pain and muscle spasm.

authors: Miller L, Mattison P, Paul L, Wood L.

source: Mult Scler. 2007 May;13(4):527-33

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Voxel-based analysis of grey matter magnetization transfer ratio maps in early relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

The authors, using a recently developed MRI technique, localised areas of neuronal damage in the brains of people with relapsing-remitting MS.

authors: Audoin B, Davies G, Rashid W, Fisniku L, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.

source: Mult Scler. 2007 May;13(4):483-489

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Interferon beta-1a slows progression of brain atrophy in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis predominantly by reducing gray matter atrophy.

The authors evaluated the impact of Interferon-beta on progression of brain atrophy in people with MS and found that this treatment slowed it down over a three-year period.

authors: Zivadinov R, Locatelli L, Cookfair D, Srinivasaraghavan B, Bertolotto A, Ukmar M, Bratina A, Maggiore C, Bosco A, Grop A, Catalan M, Zorzon M.

source: Mult Scler. 2007 May;13(4):490-501.

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Multiple sclerosis immunopathic trait and HLA-DR(2)15 as independent risk factors in multiple sclerosis

This study explores further the complex genetic interactions in MS.

authors: Callander M, Haghighi S, Landtblom AM, Ahlgren CE, Nilsson SI, Rydberg L, Al Khoury H, Rosegren L, Andersen O.

source: Mult Scler. 2007 May;13(4):441-5.

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Is multiple sclerosis increasing among women compared to men?

source: US National MS Society

US press reports are focusing on a study suggesting that over the last few decades a higher proportion of women compared to men have been diagnosed with MS in the US.

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UK MS Society calls on NICE to revise Tysabri assessment

source: UK MS Society

The UK MS Society has expressed its grave concern over the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) evaluation report recommending that natalizumab (Tysabri) – a new therapy for people with rapidly evolving severe multiple sclerosis (MS) – should not be funded on the NHS.

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Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada champions MS Awareness Month

source: MS Society of Canada

During May, MS Awareness Month, volunteers from around the country are taking part in fundraising events.

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