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Become an MS Research Champion How We Will End MS (.pdf) |
The uncertainty of MS affects everyone with a diagnosis; uncertainty about what tomorrow might hold. But it also demands urgency to bring an end to this disease for everyone – forever.
Prevention for future generations must become a reality. Without it, we haven’t delivered a complete solution to people with MS.
Ending MS means no one will ever get this disease again. That means we need to find the cause of MS, what triggers it, and what may protect against it. Here’s how:
- We aggressively pursue studies to identify all common MS-related genes - because genes make people susceptible to MS – so that we can answer how it is triggered and how it could be prevented
- We must better understand what factors in the environment influence whether a person gets MS
- We must identify possible infectious triggers for MS
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Research News Related to Ending MS
Latest results about emerging MS therapies, risk factors, disease mechanisms, rehabilitation, CCSVI, and much more presented at AAN Meeting
May 16, 2012
Nearly 12,000 neurologists and investigators convened in New Orleans in April to present findings at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting. Over 500 scientific presentations and display posters focused on research to stop MS, restore function, and end MS forever. The MS sessions were often standing-room only, and appear to get bigger every year. Among these were the latest results from pivotal clinical trials of emerging MS therapies, possible risk factors, underlying disease mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, CCSVI, and much more.
What Triggers MS in Kids? Pediatric Network and Other Sites Recruiting for Study of Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors
Apr 25, 2012
Investigators nationwide are recruiting 640 children with early relapsing-remitting MS (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/relapsing-ms/relapsing-remitting-ms-rrms/index.aspx) or CIS (clinically isolated syndrome, a single episode of MS-like symptoms) and 1280 children without MS or CIS for a four-year study to determine environmental and genetic risk factors that make children susceptible to developing MS. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, leverages the National MS Society’s support of the Promise:2010 Pediatric Network of Centers of Excellence (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/pediatric-ms/pediatric-ms-centers-of-excellence/index.aspx).
Study Suggests Need for Further Research on Understanding the MS Experience of Hispanics/Latinos
Mar 15, 2012
Researchers found that a sample of Latinos with MS reported more pain, fatigue, cognitive problems, mental health problems, and dissatisfaction with their access to mental health care. This study by Robert J. Buchanan, PhD, (Mississippi State University) and collaborators was supported by a Pilot Research Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and was published in the Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation.
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