7 October 2008

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MSIF News


	Summaries of new MSIF activities, events, projects, programmes, resources, publications and more.

MS in focus now in French! MS in focus bientôt disponible en français!

Issues 1-4 of MS in focus, our biannual magazine, are now available to download in French.

Discussing global and national challenges - Peer Baneke attends fifth national seminar on MS, Romania

Peer Baneke, MSIF CEO, attended “An Independent Life for People with MS,” the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Romania’s fifth national seminar on MS on 25-28 September 2008.

Profile of the Month


	Summaries of news, views and achievements from people with MS around the world.

Profile of the Month : January 2009

Kürşat Korkut

Age: 39
Country: Turkey
Type of MS: RRMS
Year of diagnosis: 2002

I believe that we will beat MS and encourage you to live your life and don't let MS overcome you.

Read the full article here:

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Research News


	Summaries of all the latest research findings on MS selected by a team based at the Institute of Neurology, London.

Dirty-appearing white matter in multiple sclerosis : Preliminary observations of myelin phospholipid and axonal loss

This small study links pathology and MRI findings in a specific type of white matter abnormality seen in MS.

authors: Moore GR, Laule C, Mackay A, Leung E, Li DK, Zhao G, Traboulsee AL, Paty DW.

source: J Neurol. 2008 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Longitudinal changes in myelin water fraction in two MS patients with active disease

The authors report a new MRI sequence which may be useful in identifying remyelination in MS lesions. Larger studies are now needed.

authors: Vavasour IM, Laule C, Li DK, Oger J, Moore GR, Traboulsee A, Mackay AL.

source: J Neurol Sci. 2008 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Cognitive impairment and structural brain damage in benign multiple sclerosis

The definition of benign MS is controversial. The authors reported that cognitive difficulties were associated with more abnormalities on MRI even in people said to have benign disease. They suggest that normal cognition should be added to the definition of benign MS.

authors: Rovaris M, Riccitelli G, Judica E, Possa F, Caputo D, Ghezzi A, Bertolotto A, Capra R, Falautano M, Mattioli F, Martinelli V, Comi G, Filippi M.

source: Neurology. 2008 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Lovastatin induces the formation of abnormal myelin-like membrane sheets in primary oligodendrocytes

Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol and may have effects on inflammation. The authors studied their effects on oligodendrocytes, the cells which make myelin, in the laboratory. There were complex effects on myelin and more work is needed to understand how they might affect people with MS.

authors: Maier O, De Jonge J, Nomden A, Hoekstra D, Baron W.

source: Glia. 2008 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Single dose of methylphenidate improves cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis patients with impaired attention process

In this preliminary study the authors looked at the effects of a medication used in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in people with MS. They found some improvement in attention tests soon after taking the medication. Whether this is sustained is unclear.

authors: Harel Y, Appleboim N, Lavie M, Achiron A.

source: J Neurol Sci. 2008 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print]

MS News


	Summaries of MS news from websites around the world.

Investigators find no overall link between hepatitis B vaccine and MS

source: National MS Society USA

A study evaluating the potential that hepatitis B vaccination increases the risk of developing MS found no general increase in risk from exposure to the vaccine.

Calls to implement stronger warnings around Tysabri in Europe

source: European Medicines Agency

The European Medicines Agency, an advisory body for drug regulators in Europe, recommended last week that the warning label for the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri be updated.

MS Australia contributes to federal parliamentary inquiry for better support for carers

source: MS Australia

MS Australia has made a submission to the House of Representatives inquiry into better support for carers, and gave evidence at the Melbourne hearing of the inquiry.

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