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You’ve been told you’ve got MS and it’s probably sent you into a spin. You may well have decided to keep this devastating news to yourself to get used to before you tell the world. But there may come a time when that secret is getting harder to keep and you feel ready to reveal to those closest to you what exactly has been going on. Read more
Here is part one of the People’s Hot Topic on Progressive MS. Dr Klaus Schmierer – neurologist, researcher, all-round good chap – answers your questions on Progressive MS. Read more
Dr Ben Turner rather marvellously rounds up the treatments we can hope to see coming out in the next few years. Read more
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The UK MS Tissue Bank (MSTB) is an extremely important resource for scientists to help work out what causes MS, and how MS evolves at different stages of the disease. Read more
Over the next few weeks we’ll be putting up talks by the MS research team at Barts and the London, Queen Mary University. Read more
Dr Simon Shields, consultant neurologist, explains treatments for MS. How do current treatments work? What’s coming up in the world of MS treatments? Check it out Read more
Check out George’s latest vid from South America Read more
I’ve been really busy the last couple of weeks here in the ms life team. From processing the 700 attendee bookings (plus the many more that are flooding in everyday!) to trying to plan the workshop sessions. Read more
Hi, my name is Emma and I’m a 5th year Masters student at the University of Strathclyde. For the last two years my research has focused on the effect of walking aids such as an ankle brace on the movement of people with MS. Read more
Following on from the National Audit Office report I sent a while back, the Commons Public Accounts Committee met to discuss the report a few weeks ago. They hear from experts first, then NHS leadership. There is some damning stuff, with some excellent work by Fiona McTaggart MP (who has MS). Read more
MS can obviously have a huge impact on personal relationships and there will always be a number of issues that a couple will have to work through when one partner is diagnosed with MS. As MS is often diagnosed in early adulthood however, there will also be a large number of people for whom the diagnosis arrived in the midst of being young, free and single. Read more
“What exactly is fatigue?” the occupational therapist asked and me and my three fellow cohorts. In my head I thought to myself “isn’t that what you’re supposed to be telling us?” Read more