Research Now (formerly Research Highlights Newsletter) offers eight information-packed pages about what researchers are doing now to improve care and treatment — and to find ways to prevent and cure MS.
Research Now is a quarterly feature of Momentum, the national magazine of the National MS Society.
Research Now
Spring 2013 (.pdf)
- Protecting the nervous system from MS
- Aubagio: The road to approval and beyond
- NARCOMS: Researchers need you
- Meetings of the mind keep research moving
Winter 2013-2013 (.pdf)
- Does a virus help trigger MS?
- The science of MS and bone health
- Society research: More than test tubes
- Rehab by phone
Fall 2012 (.pdf)
Contents include:
- Dr. Richard Ransohoff awarded 2012 Dystel research prize
- Caring for those who give care
- Engaging the best and the brightest
Summer 2012 (.pdf)
Contents include:
- Taking a fresh look at the immune attack
- Vitamin D for MS
- Funding progressive MS research
Spring 2012 (.pdf)
Contents include:
- It all starts here: Young investigators gather at the third Tykeson Conference
- Federal research program takes aim at MS
- Writing the story behind every face of MS
Winter 2011 (.pdf)
Contents include:
- FastForward: Fast tracking new therapies
- The people behind the research: For Dr. Lebson, it’s personal
- In the pipeline for MS: Lipoic acid
- Ramping up rehab research
Fall 2011 (.pdf)
Contents include:
- Dystel Prize winner Dr. Brian Weinshenker on getting MS right
- Taking a lesson from failure
Summer 2011 (.pdf)
Contents include:
- How are you? Why quality of life matters in MS research and care
- The deep science of cannabinoids
- Creating a global network to stop MS
Spring 2011 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- Tackling the mystery of MS progression
- Researchers search for biomarkers
- The Society’s research commitment
Winter 2010 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- Fingolimod (Gilenya): How far will it go to treat MS?
- Researchers vet vaccines for MS
- Propelling MS research through tough times
Fall 2010 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- Dystel Prize winner Dr. David Hafler
- The bold world of genetics research
- Physician-scientists in MS
Summer 2010 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- Cell therapy
- Following MS research down every path
- Targeting MS pain
Spring 2010 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- Investigating ion channels for MS
- High-tech research in MS
- Hope for people with progressive MS
Winter 2009 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- MS and the mind: The latest research on cognitive function
- Investing in the future of MS research
Fall 2009 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- How Dr. David Miller revolutionized our understanding of MS
- Clinically isolated syndrome: Improving the future for people at high risk for MS
- Dangerous foe or tiny protector? Understanding microglia
Summer 2009 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- MS researchers take novel ideas from the lab to clinical trials
- Research shows the way to healthy living
- Are lipids contributing to MS?
Spring 2009 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- MS repair "dream teams" making progress
- Picture it: Why researchers need better imaging techniques
- What’s new? Researchers venture down novel pathways in MS
Winter 2008-09 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- What we learn in the lab
- Investing in the future
- Stepping up to the plate for MS research
Fall 2008 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- MS gene pioneer Dr. Stephen Hauser shares his vision
- Progress from the first Collaborative MS Research Centers
- The challenges of clinical trials recruitment
Summer 2008 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- What researchers are doing for people with MS now
- New explorations launched
- Dr. Nitin Karandikar: Pushing the boundaries of immunology
Spring 2008 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- What causes MS?
- Nervous system repair
- We've come a long way: Research featured at National Conference
Winter 2007-08 (.pdf)
Contents Include:
- Astrocytes: Good housekeepers or not for people with MS?
- Targeted Research: Successes and new directions
- Introducing Fast Forward: Speeding treatments to people with MS
- Meet the investigator
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