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Feature Presentations: More comprehensive coverage of a topic, usually featuring a variety of experts and/or perspectives. These are usually broken into 2-4 segments lasting 6-10 minutes each.


Daily Minutes - Research

Genes and MS

Researching the Later Stages of MS  Understanding the Disease Process

More Research Daily Minutes Clips

Allowing Axons to Grow Cell Transplantation
Phases of Clinical Trials Environmental Triggers in MS
Epidemiology and MS Studies of Estriol
Getting Closer to a Cure New Era of MS Treatment
Genetic Statistics Genetics or Environment?
Inside One Research Lab Mechanisms of Myelin Sheath
Types of MS Lesions Multi-Country Clinical Trials
Oligodendrocytes Optical Coherence Tomography
Timeline for Oral Therapies Preventing the Disease
Prolactin Regenerating Myelin
Repairing the Nervous System Replacing Myelin Sheath
Stopping MS T-Cell Migration
Teamwork Among Researchers Adhesion Molecule Inhibitors
What Proteins Could Tell Us Working Towards Myelin Production
Does Testosterone Impact Immune Function?  

Q&A - Research

Stem Cell Research

 

What Are My Chances of Getting MS?  Twins and MS

More Research Q & A Clips

Campath Study Numbers of People with MS in Northern States
Mono and MS Timeline for Oral Treatments
Triggering Event  

Feature Presentations -
Research

Who? Why? How? - Searching for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis Part 1

Part One of Two: 13 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Causes of MS; Immunologic theories; Environmental factors; Infectious triggers 

  

Who? Why? How? - Searching for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis Part 2

Part Two of Two: 14 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Genetic factors; Contributions of the National MS Society to research; Other intriguing leads


 

More Research Feature Presentations

  

Research News

 Part One of One: 13 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: The latest on oral therapies; Restoring function; Epstein-Barr virus

The 2011 John Dystel Prize for MS Research

 Part One of One: 14 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system; Plasma exchange; Diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica

National MS Society's Research Program

 Part One of One: 7 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Types of research funded by the National MS Society; Progress in MS research; The importance of collaboration; Fast Forward

CCSVI and MS

 Part One of One: 13 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: What is CCSVI?; Should I be tested and treated for CCSVI?; What is being done to learn more?

 

MS and the African-American Community: Research, Clinical Trials and Reasons for Hope

Part One of One: 9 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Choosing treatment; Participating in a clinical trial; Genetic studies

 

MS News

Part One of One: 8 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Ampyra; Tysabri; Stem cell research

 

Research News

Part One of One: 8 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Repairing damage to myelin; Future treatments; MS Lesion Project

 

Research News on Oral Therapies

Part One of One: 8 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Oral therapies in clinical trials

 

Clinical Trials: Solving One Piece of the MS Puzzle Part 1

Part One of Four: 10 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Basics of clinical trials


Clinical Trials: Solving One Piece of the MS Puzzle Part 2

Part Two of Four: 12 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Advantages of participation; Disadvantages of participation; Perspectives on participation


Clinical Trials: Solving One Piece of the MS Puzzle Part 3

Part Three of Four: 12 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Lymphocyte targeted therapy; Monoclonal antibodies; Antigen specific therapy


Clinical Trials: Solving One Piece of the MS Puzzle Part 4

Part Four of Four: 10 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Immune cell balance strategy; Combination therapies; Future strategies

 

Hormones, Gender and MS Part 1

Part One of Two: 10 minutes
Featuring Nancy Sicotte, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Pregnancy; Menses; Menopause

 

Hormones, Gender and MS Part 2

Part Two of Two: 9 minutes
Featuring Nancy Sicotte, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Gender; Testosterone; Hormone therapy

 

Research News Part 1

Part One of Two: 10 minutes
Featuring Peter Calabresi, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Oral treatments; Genetics research; Stopping MS progression

 

Research News Part 2

Part Two of Two: 10 minutes
Featuring Peter Calabresi, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Advances in imaging; Characteristics of MS lesions; The latest on Tysabri

 

To Repair and Protect: The Future of MS Treatments Part 1

Part One of Three: 16 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Nervous system damage in MS; Oligodendrocytes; Transcription factors

 

To Repair and Protect: The Future of MS Treatments Part 2

Part Two of Three: 12 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Repair strategies; International efforts; Inflammatory responses

 

To Repair and Protect: The Future of MS Treatments Part 3

Part Three of Three: 15 minutes
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf) Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Protection of nerve cells; Restoration of brain and spinal cord function

 

Three Cures: Stop, Repair, Prevent Part 1
Part One of Two: 12 minutes Featuring John Richert, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Defining the cure; Stopping disease activity; Identifying the cause

 

Three Cures: Stop, Repair, Prevent Part 2
Part Two of Two: 9 minutes Featuring John Richert, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Preventing MS; Progress in identifying the causes; Promising therapies

Understanding MS Research
Part One of One: 12 minutes Featuring Robert Lisak, MD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Progress in MS research in the areas of genetics, molecular biology, and the MRI; New happenings in clinical trials; Understanding the many sources of information

  

 

Health Services Research
Part One of One: 12 minutes Featuring Nicholas La Rocca, PhD
Downloads: Transcript (.pdf)  Podcast (.mp3)

Topics: Defining health services research; What we are learning from health services research; Positive trends

 

MS: The Genetic Connection Part 1
Part One of Two: 14 minutes

Topics: The basic facts

 

MS: The Genetic Connection Part 2
Part Two of Two: 15 minutes

Topics: Research efforts in genetics