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Spanish and Argentinian projects added to Principles database

We are delighted that more projects have been added to the Quality of Life Principles Practice database from the Spanish and Argentinian MS societies. These initiatives join those from the US and German MS societies.

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Prestigious Argentine neurologist Dr Leonor Gold passed away

MSIF was saddened to hear the news that Dr Leonor Gold, a prestigious Argentine neurologist passed away last weekend.

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Featured News

Recent successes for Du Pré Fellowship recipient, Dr Marcelo Matiello

Dr Matiello, the current recipient of the MSIF Du Pré Fellowship (awarded every year to a young researcher from an emerging country), has recently presented an abstract at the American Academy of Neurology meeting, and has also published a paper in a leading journal.

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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 Arabic (May 2007 only)

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Clinical and MRI correlates of autoreactive antibodies in multiple sclerosis patients

The authors looked at the antibodies reacting against some components of the body in people with MS. They found that the presence of some of them correlated with a higher number of lesions on MRI scans.

authors: Garg N, Zivadinov R, Ramanathan M, Vasiliu I, Locke J, Watts K, Lema J, Rajeswary J, Munschauer FE, Ambrus J Jr, Weinstock-Guttman B.

source: J Neuroimmunol. 2007 May 17

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Diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical spinal cord in patients with multiple sclerosis

The authors looked at a recently developed MRI technique, and found it to be useful in quantifying the amount of damage in the cervical cord of people with MS

authors: Ohgiya Y, Oka M., Hiwatashi A, Liu X, Kakimoto N, Westesson PL, Ekholm SE

source: Eur Radiol. 2007 May 16

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Remyelination can be extensive in multiple sclerosis despite a long disease course

This post-mortem study extensively sampled two brains from people with advanced MS, and found that 73 percent of white matter lesions showed remyelination.

authors: Patani R, Balaratnam M, Vora A, Reynolds R.

source: 1: Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 2007 Jun;33(3):277-87. Epub 2007 Apr 18.

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Motor evoked potential: A reliable and objective measure to document the functional consequences of multiple sclerosis? Relation to disability and MRI

This study found a relationship between MRI abnormalities, motor evoked potentials and clinical measures in patients with MS. This indicates that evoked potentials may be useful in monitoring the condition.

authors: Kalkers NF, Strijers RL, Jasperse MM, Neacsu V, Geurts JJ, Barkhof F, Polman CH, Stam CJ

source: Clin Neurophysiol. 2007 Jun;118(6):1332-40. Epub 2007 Mar 29

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Positive results published on testosterone for men with MS

source: US National MS Society

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles have published results from a small study, funded by the US National MS Society and others, suggesting that one year of treatment with a gel containing the sex hormone testosterone (applied to the skin) in 10 men with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis resulted in significant improvements in cognitive function and in slowing brain tissue loss.

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Argentine MS Society art auction

source: Esclerosis Múltiple Argentina

Esclerosis Múltiple Argentina (EMA) held an art auction on May 7, raising approximately US$100,000.

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IAPO highlights advances in patient engagement in patient safety at World Health Assembly

source: IAPO

The International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) and Save the Children UK, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) World Alliance for Patient Safety, convened an Informal Forum on Patient Safety at the 60th World Health Assembly on May 15, 2007.

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The MS Show - creating awareness of MS

source: MS Australia

With the endorsement of MS Australia, Bobby Bajram, who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 13, and his production team have spent six months interviewing Australians about their experiences with MS. The resulting television show, the MS Show, will be shown across Australia commencing in June 2007.

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UK MS Society responds to draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill

source: UK MS Society

Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive of the UK MS Society, said the MS Society welcomed news that government ministers plan to drop a ban on the use of part-human part-animal embryos in research.

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