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@LucyH

6 Dec 2016 11:01Last reply 7 Dec 2016 14:07

LucyH

Rant: MS research fundraising?

Dear All I have just discovered that the UK's MS Society gave £1.2 million in research funding to universities in 2015. Yet it spent £6.9 million in the same year on fundraising, and a generous £10.5 million on salaries that year too. This information was given to me by the MS Society itself, so t...
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@mmhhpp

24 Feb 2019 14:05Last reply 25 Feb 2019 06:14

mmhhpp

Glutamate ms research

Hi, to the scientists out there. I found in youtube a very interesting talk from Indrani Das https://youtu.be/UVRNZzQZezQ Basically she says the presence of glutamate in brain injuries would lead to neuronal death, and they tried a micro-rna and see this improves neuronal survival . I have found o...
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@sarahshift

3 Oct 2018 12:51Last reply 8 Oct 2018 16:01

sarahshift

Europe's Biggest MS research conference

And we're going to it! From Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th Oct, a team of Shift.ms MS Reporters will be at ECTRIMS (European Committee for Treatment and Research into Multiple Sclerosis) and interviewing a number of leading MS experts. The team will be reporting back the latest on MS research deve...
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@cassandrams

19 Jan 2015 14:58Last reply 22 Jan 2015 18:40

cassandrams

6th BARTS MS Research Day for MSers

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know that the 6th research day held by the BARTS research team in London is on the 21st March. The team will cover existing and emerging therapies in MS and several other research topics. To read more about the event and sign up for a free place, please click on the...
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@PeriklisPapaloukas

19 May 2016 09:41Last reply 28 Oct 2018 12:40

PeriklisPapaloukas

LGBT and MS research

Hi everyone, I'm Periklis and I'm conducting research for my PhD in the psychosocial experience of LGBT people living with MS. I'm currently looking for more people to take part and share their perspectives with me concerning their experiences. I would highly appreciate it if you would take a few m...
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@sarahshift

16 Mar 2018 08:20Last reply 16 Mar 2018 11:35

sarahshift

Exploring fatigue in MS research

Hi all, We've been approached by a researcher at Kings College London who would like the community to help with research they are doing. Details below... ..................................................................................................................................................
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@Joanne46

1 Mar 2018 13:57Last reply 1 Mar 2018 14:20

Joanne46

MS research...

https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/Fulltext/2018/02220/At_the_Bench_Multiple_Sclerosis__Unraveling_the.5.aspx Is this saying that bad cholesterol prevents remyelination? 🤔
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@sarahshift

25 Oct 2017 11:28

sarahshift

The Biggest MS Research conference

And we're there! Reporters Nat, Robby, Aoife, Michaela, Patrick and Grace are at MS Paris 2017 interviewing MS Experts from across the world! We'll be sharing interviews throughout the next few days so please keep an eye on the forum and our social channels for latest news from the world's bigges...
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@TaraKing

1 Nov 2016 02:11

TaraKing

MS Research Australia

Ms Research Australia is conducting some focus groups in Sydney on the 12 Nov to gain an understanding of the type of research info we want and how to focus their information to us. If you are in Sydney and you have the time to attend it would be great to get your point of view. Here is the informat...
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@DominicS

8 Jun 2020 07:14

DominicS

The Human Side of MS & Research

Good short post and a film featuring several Shift.ms ers. https://multiple-sclerosis-research.org/2020/06/the-human-side-of-ms-and-research-a-short-film/ @longboat
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@DJDsouza

12 May 2010 22:00

DJDsouza

Videos from MS Research day at Barts

including a cameo from me AND some very good talks on sunlight by Sreeram Ramagopalan

@DJDsouza

23 Jun 2012 11:33

DJDsouza

Great blog about MS research

She talks about Vitamin D, Epstein Barr virus and CCSVI http://funkymangosmusings.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/ms-research-roundup-june-2012-part-1.html?spref=fb
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@DJDsouza

1 Feb 2010 23:00

DJDsouza

MS research talk on Saturday at Barts

Was a very good day of talks covering a range of topics regarding MS. I have linked to the day's programme here.

@Susanmayer81

30 Mar 2016 20:56Last reply 21 Oct 2016 18:57

Susanmayer81

Lemtrada (awwwww)

Hi everyone, I'm Susan and I'm new here. You can read my story on my page...making long story short I've been on Gylenia soon after my diagnosis in 2013. But still, two months ago turned out that my yellow/white friend is not enough for me. So my Neuro told me to try Lemtrada...well guys, I'm puzzle...
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@AmberinAB

15 Apr 2017 22:52Last reply 25 Apr 2017 14:38

AmberinAB

Friends with commonalities

Hi :) I just signed up and would love to meet some friends who have similar experiences with MS. Here is a list of some things I would love to find in common with you: - Positive attitude (no doom and gloom talk, no constant complaining and no general misery)(I am grateful for my life and the experi...
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@tessa

15 Jan 2016 13:48Last reply 25 Jan 2016 12:05

tessa

Barts research

Hi everyone Just for info Barts ms research blog. Professor Giovannoni who seems tireless in his search to get answers is asking for donations to raise funds for a reach project into use of anti viral drugs for ms. He needs 10k within the next two to three months It is very easy to donate and the a...
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@Hannah015

14 Dec 2014 18:07Last reply 19 Dec 2014 09:33

Hannah015

Skydive

Hey all Just wondered if anyone else has done a skydive for charity before. I decided in March while in hospital that I would do something to raise money for ms research. I found a place that does charity skydives so have emailed them. I'm scared of heights so it seems like a good idea :) just wond...
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@Caterpillar

1 Mar 2017 12:17Last reply 3 Mar 2017 14:56

Caterpillar

Please sign Barts petition to pharma :-)

Many of you are reading Barts MS research blog which is a great resource - they currently have a petition to get EliLilly to release the results from a clinical trial of tabalumab in MS. To make the long story short: pharma company(EliLilly) have asked nice people with MS to take their drug in a cl...
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@SallyMartin

11 Feb 2019 21:36Last reply 15 Feb 2019 18:23

SallyMartin

Aaarrrggghhh!

Am new here but just wanna get some stuff out there to fellow m.s.ers! I was diagnosed with The Beast in 2013, 6 weeks after taking voluntary redundancy from a great job rather than move my then family to Puerto Rico, a BIG hit of m.s! Spent 4 months in hospital with it, came out in a wheelchair, ...
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@Lillylilly

27 Oct 2011 22:00Last reply 2 Nov 2011 16:45

Lillylilly

Would you donate your brain/ spine for research?

I read something recently about someone thinking about donating her spine and brain to MS research upon her death. I would love to be able to donate my brain and spine in the hope for a cure, but the kinda freaks me out (even though I am an organ donor). Have any of you thought that far ahead...
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