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2008 McDonald Fellowships and Autumn Du Pré Grants announced

MSIF are pleased to announce the annual McDonald Fellowships for 2008 have been awarded to Andrea Mike, Hungary, Georgina Arrambide, Mexico and Ya-ou Liu, China. The Autumn Du Pré Grants have been awarded to Amir Hadi Maghzi, Iran, and Camilla Reali, Italy.

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MSIF welcomes new appointments in Argentina and Mexico

MSIF welcomes two new appointments in Latin America.

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Profile of the Month : October 2008

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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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: study of factors involved in a possible development towards multiple sclerosis

The authors studied acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), a demyelinating disease which typically occurs in children, and found that 27% of people developed MS afterwards.

authors: Tur C, Téllez N, Rovira A, Tintoré M, Río J, Nos C, Perkal H, Castilló J, Horga A, León A, Galán I, Sastre-Garriga J, Montalbán X

source: Neurologia. 2008 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print]

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CTLA4Ig treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis: an open-label, phase 1 clinical trial

This preliminary study looked at a new intravenous MS treatment. It appeared to be safe and there were no serious side effects but further larger studies are needed to prove whether it is effective in MS.

authors: Viglietta V, Bourcier K, Buckle GJ, Healy B, Weiner HL, Hafler DA, Egorova S, Guttmann CR, Rusche JR, Khoury SJ

source: Neurology. 2008 Sep 16;71(12):917-24

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Identification of soluble TREM-2 in the cerebrospinal fluid and its association with multiple sclerosis and CNS inflammation

The authors studied a molecule involved in inflammation found in the spinal fluid. They found that people with MS have higher levels of it and suggested that it could be a target for future treatment.

authors: Piccio L, Buonsanti C, Cella M, Tassi I, Schmidt RE, Fenoglio C, Rinker J 2nd, Naismith RT, Panina-Bordignon P, Passini N, Galimberti D, Scarpini E, Colonna M, Cross AH

source: Brain. 2008 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print]

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Comparison of subcutaneous interferon beta-1a with glatiramer acetate in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (the REbif vs Glatiramer Acetate in Relapsing MS Disease [REGARD] study): a multicentre, randomised, parallel, open-label trial

This study compared treatment with beta-interferon and glatiramer acetate in people with relapsing-remitting MS. No differences were found between the two treatments.

authors: Mikol DD, Barkhof F, Chang P, Coyle PK, Jeffery DR, Schwid SR, Stubinski B, Uitdehaag BM; on behalf of the REGARD study group

source: Lancet Neurol. 2008 Sep 10. [Epub ahead of print]

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The impact of stressful life events on risk of relapse in women with multiple sclerosis: A prospective study

The role of stress in MS is debated and it is a difficult subject to study objectively. The authors investigated women with relapsing-remitting MS and they found that the duration of stress might be related to relapses.

authors: Mitsonis CI, Zervas IM, Mitropoulos PA, Dimopoulos NP, Soldatos CR, Potagas CM, Sfagos CA

source: Eur Psychiatry. 2008 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print]

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Bernie Woodcock raises €23,000 for MS Ireland through gala ball

source: MS Ireland

Bernie Woodcock, who has MS, ran a spectacular Gala Ball which raised over €23,000 on Friday 22 August 2008. In addition to dinner and dancing the night featured an auction with the top prize of a trip to Chelsea Football Club.

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2nd edition of Esclerosis Múltiple - Una mirada Ibero-Panamericana launched in Montreal

source: Federación Española para la Lucha contra la Esclerosis Múltiple

The launch of the second edition of Esclerosis Múltiple - Una mirada Ibero-Panamericana took place on 25 September in Montreal.

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