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2008 Global Dinner Party

The 2008 MS Global Dinner Party (GDP) will take place on Saturday 23 February 2008 and is a great chance to raise funds for international research.

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Name:
Ninfa Monarres Madrid
Country: Mexico
Age: 48
Profession: Childcare worker
Type of MS: RRMS
Year of diagnosis: 1999

'...I loved my job and was promoted to director, when I received an unexpected visit from MS, a friend I share with people all over the world: in Mexico alone there are 15,000 people with MS...'

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A prospective study of patterns of fatigue in multiple sclerosis

The authors looked at fatigue, one of the most frequent and disabling symptoms in people with MS. They found a correlation between higher fatigue and higher degree of depression and physical disability.

authors: Lerdal A, Gulowsen Celius E, Krupp L, Dahl AA. Department of Health, Buskerud University College, Drammen, Norway.

source: Eur J Neurol. 2007 Dec;14(12):1338-43

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Functional consequences of S1P receptor modulation in rat oligodendroglial lineage cells.

The authors studied the mechanism of function of fingolimod, a recently introduced preventive therapy for MS. They found that it influences in different ways the development of the myelin producing cells in the brain.

authors: Jung CG, Kim HJ, Miron VE, Cook S, Kennedy TE, Foster CA, Antel JP, Soliven B.

source: Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA

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Therapeutic Effect of Anthracene-Based Anticancer Agent Ethonafide in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis

The authors studied the effects of an anticancer drug in a mice model of MS. They found that it was effective in preventing the development of the disease and in reducing its severity, if already present.

authors: Piao WH, Wong R, Bai XF, Huang J, Campagnolo DI, Dorr RT, Vollmer TL, Shi FD.

source: J Immunol. 2007 Dec 1;179(11):7415-7423.

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Cognitive impairment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis can be predicted by imaging performed several years earlier

The authors studied cognitive function in people with MS. They found that some MRI metrics, in particular the reduction of brain volume, can predict the development of specific cognitive dysfunctions after five years.

authors: Summers MM, Fisniku L, Anderson VM, Miller DH, Cipolotti L, Ron M.

source: Mult Scler. 2007 Nov 19;

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Ireland: MS talk at Galway College

On 3 December, Professor Edward Hogan, Professor of The Institute of Molecular Medicine & Genetics, will be giving a talk entitled “ Multiple Sclerosis - Investigating its infectious triggers and cellular immune responses” at Westwood House Hotel, Dangan, Galway.

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France: Etienne Roullet

Eminent neurologist Professor Etienne Roullet, President of The French MS Society’s national Medical and Scientific board, passed away suddenly this month.

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UK: Latest research in the spotlight

The UK MS Society has launched an area in the research section of its website called ‘In the Spotlight’. This area is intended give information on those treatments with a high media profile, such as cannabis, and stem cell therapy.

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Skin cells transformed into stem cells, signalling future research hope

Scientists in the US and Japan have succeeded in reprogramming human skin cells to become pluripotent stem cells (capable of becoming any one of 220 types of cell in the human body).

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Serbia: Tanya Dakic

MSIF was saddened to hear the news that Tanya Dakic, President of the Serbian MS Society passed away on Monday 26 November, following a battle with lung cancer.

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