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Atlas of MS report launched on 17 September 2008

On 17 September MSIF and the World Health Organization launched the Atlas of MS report.

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Stem cells publication now available to view online

Issue 11 of MS in focus on stem cells can now be viewed and read in English, Spanish and German on our website.

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Profile of the Month : October 2008

Kathleen Wilson

Name: Kathleen Wilson
Country: USA
Age: 50
Occupation: Founding President, MSWorld, Inc
Type of MS: Relapsing remitting
Year of diagnosis: 1988


My motto is ‘wellness is a state of mind.’ I believe that living well is a choice that we make every day and our personal happiness has everything to do with how we feel about ourselves and how we connect and share with others.

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Higher levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with a lower incidence of multiple sclerosis only in women

The pathogenesis of MS is complex and several environmental factors may be involved. This study found that higher levels of vitamin D in blood are associated with a lower risk of MS. Further studies are needed to clarify the clinical significance of this finding.

authors: Kragt JJ, van Amerongen BM, Killestein J, Dijkstra CD, Uitdehaag BM, Polman CH, Lips P

source: Mult Scler. 2008 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print]

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Frequency and risk factors of mitoxantrone-induced amenorrhea in multiple sclerosis: the FEMIMS study

The authors investigated the side effects of mitoxantrone, a chemotherapy drug used to treat aggressive MS, in women. They found that whilst it may affect fertility, this risk is reduced if hormones are used during the treatment.

authors: Cocco E, Sardu C, Gallo P, Capra R, Amato MP, Trojano M, Uccelli A, Marrosu MG; the FEMIMS group

source: Mult Scler. 2008 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print]

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Mapping the brain pathways of declarative verbal memory: Evidence from white matter lesions in the living human brain

The authors used MRI techniques to investigate the relationship between white matter pathways and memory function in people with MS. They found that some white matter regions are more involved than others in memory.

authors: Sepulcre J, Masdeu JC, Sastre-Garriga J, Goñi J, Vélez-de-Mendizábal N, Duque B, Pastor MA, Bejarano B, Villoslada P

source: Neuroimage. 2008 Sep 1;42(3):1237-43. Epub 2008 Jul 21.

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Clinical Parameters to Predict Response to Interferon in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

The authors investigated some clinical features to predict response to beta-interferon in people with MS. They found that a larger number of relapses in the previous year predicted a better response to treatment.

authors: Fromont A, Debouverie M, Le Teuff G, Quantin C, Binquet C, Moreau T

source: Neuroepidemiology. 2008 Aug 21;31(3):150-156. [Epub ahead of print]

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Grey matter pathology in multiple sclerosis

In recent years it has been appreciated that MS affects grey as well as white matter in the brain. This article gives an overview of the importance of grey matter involvement in MS and reviews different theories on how it occurs as well as MRI techniques to detect it.

authors: Geurts JJ, Barkhof F

source: Lancet Neurol. 2008 Sep;7(9):841-51.

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UK MS Society chosen to test health and social care information

source: UK MS Society

The UK MS Society has been chosen by the Department of Health from over 120 applications to participate in the testing phase of a new scheme to ensure good quality information across the health and social care sector.

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Photography auction raises US$135,000 for Argentinian MS Society

source: Esclerosis Múltiple Argentina

As previously reported the Esclerosis Múltiple Argentina (EMA) held the 1st auction of Latin American photography on 26th August at the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires.

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US Society-funded study shows evidence of nerve regeneration within MS lesions

source: US National Multiple Sclerosis Society

A study of brain tissue obtained from nine people with MS shows that, while many areas of damage show expected loss of myelin and nerve cells, a few older lesions showed a 72% increase in nerve cells when compared with neighbouring brain regions.

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