#research - Shift.ms

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

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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@mmhhpp

1 Mar 2019 08:43Last reply 1 Mar 2019 18:15

Spms market research drugs

Am I missing a point? Accordingly to a market report research published last December these are the drugs where the money is for the years 2019-2025 for spms Really? I don’t see a breakthrough here! COG-133 GZ-402668 Inebilizumab VCE-0032 Others https://tokenbeasts.com/progressive-relapsing-...

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@KrisP

5 Apr 2015 16:08Last reply 6 Apr 2015 19:11

Upcoming treatments & research

I was wondering out of all the ongoing research and treatments in trials etc, what's giving everyone the biggest hope etc? Or what to everyone looks most promising? I understand lemtrada campath is the current big gun and I hope it gets better and keeps on working for everyone, but other than that,...

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@Effeoh

10 Dec 2014 14:06Last reply 11 Dec 2014 20:08

Personal Research

Hi! Sorry been a while since I was on here. Thankfully my symptoms have not been causing trouble for at least a year so have been able to put MS to the back of my mind. I'm lucky I guess. But in the last week my best friends daughter has suffered an MS like attack and is now going through the wh...

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@clivech

23 May 2017 09:29Last reply 25 May 2017 02:03

Doing research

Hello everyone: I'm doing some research for a company that is hoping to launch a new way to boost the immune system in people who have chronic illnesses, including MS. I'm trying to better understand what the real benefits of having a stronger immune system would be to those who are suffering long-t...

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@sarahshift

31 Jan 2017 12:37Last reply 3 Feb 2017 11:40

Exercise programme research

Hi all, A Physio and PhD researcher from the University of Birmingham is looking for MSers to take part in some research in to exercise programmes for people with MS. Marianne is happy to speak to MSers in the area face to face and arrange Skype interviews with those in other regions so it's ok i...

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@arknat

27 Aug 2020 10:44Last reply 28 Aug 2020 07:14

Remyelination Research

Sounds promising. Mechanisms Identified to Restore Myelin Sheaths After Injury or in Multiple Sclerosis https://neurosciencenews.com/myelin-restoration-16896/

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@Bronwyn

13 Aug 2021 17:58Last reply 14 Aug 2021 13:16

Anxiety and researching MS

Hi everyone - I am very easily anxious and am struggling with knowing how much to research. I want to know more but at the same time I regret filling my head with worries I shouldn’t be controlled over now. I was diagnosed in January and recovering from a big relapse affecting my walking and balance...

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@Clary

12 Sep 2021 09:14Last reply 13 Sep 2021 16:39

New research?

Does anyone have a link to the research that came from Sweden and Denmark that showed de escalation model had better results than escalation model. Super excited that there is research to back up my belief. I am a “hit it hard, hit it fast” type. Super happy I will be able to have a discussion with ...

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@larissajathomas

5 Jul 2017 17:50Last reply 7 Jul 2017 18:47

stem cell research treatment??

ive been thinking about after a year of having reaplse remitting multiple scherosis and i have been on teronfamide and i get my results about the drug has helped improve anything this august, i know its a big decision to want to sign up for stem cell research i wondered if anyone i could contact abo...

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@freddiems

17 Apr 2013 05:49Last reply 18 Apr 2013 08:01

Interested in research?

we think staying up to date with the latest research news is vital, so we are trying to find a way to pull all the latest news into one place. this weeks research update is out now - http://paper.li/shiftms/1364383144 #msresearch we would love to hear your feedback!

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@LucyH

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

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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@JayJay10

22 Jan 2019 13:02Last reply 26 Jan 2019 01:27

Research

My optimism is growing and growing in the belief that one day there will be significant treatment which would benefit all of us, perhaps even sooner than we expected, so much funding has gone into Multiple Sclerosis and I am starting to gently raise my head day-by-day. I wish you all the very best!

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@Tabbycat

1 Feb 2014 16:07Last reply 2 Feb 2014 20:21

New research new hope

Staying positive after my diagnosis has been really difficult and I spent a lot of time on the internet and most of what I read made me depressed on an industrial scale. There are so many sad stories and so many people trying the weirdest things to cure themselves to no avail. However, I do think ...

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@mmhhpp

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

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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@Nold

11 Nov 2014 22:42Last reply 12 Nov 2014 13:50

Treatment / Remyelination Research

I have looked into information on development of treatments lately and it seems like the actual focus changes to the progressive types of ms as well as remyelination for nerve repair. It's not only that some organizations focus on these topics, some clinical trials are at an interesting point also. ...

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@JamesPlummer

5 Mar 2014 16:59Last reply 7 Mar 2014 08:23

Market Research

Hi, I wonder if Shift MS or someone using the site, can help me gather some market research information I am trying to gather about MS and disability in general. This would be used to help support a funding bid I am making for a new service, partly inspired by Shift MS.

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@sarahshift

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

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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@Oonie

12 Feb 2021 12:37Last reply 15 Feb 2021 22:22

research

Hi guys I have MS and just come across this site, and I think you can help me. I am training as a counsellor. I am doing research to see who has used counselling? What organisation it was etc? How did you get referred?

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@ugeary

10 Jul 2017 08:30Last reply 12 Jul 2017 11:27

Trinity College Dublin Research Project

Hi all! I'm working on a research project at Trinity College Dublin to evaluate some short, animated films about multiple sclerosis that we have developed. We are looking for people living with MS and their relatives, friends and loved ones to complete short surveys on the films in order to learn fr...

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