Multiple Sclerosis

How MS patient from Tunbridge Wells found joy through pottery Sarah Reeve is one of the patients who is helping with Hospice in the Weald's major transformation.

A woman living with multiple sclerosis (MS) has shared how she has found joy through pottery.

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Spring fatigue cannot be empirically proven
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Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds
Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries
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Study finds shared genetic roots of MS across diverse ancestries
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Using the vagus nerve to treat disease: Review maps today’s science, points to tomorrow’s therapies Vagus nerve modulation is already used to treat conditions from epilepsy and depression to migraine and rheumatoid arthritis — but the science is scattered across devices and settings. A new UC ...

Using the vagus nerve to treat disease: Review maps today’s science, points to tomorrow’s therapies. This looks really interesting as a therapy for a number of conditions including autoimmune. Have you tried it ? Would you try it?
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Study reveals how gut bacteria and diet can reprogram fat to burn more energy Scientists at City of Hope, the Broad Institute and Keio University have discovered how specific gut bacteria work together with diet to flip a metabolic switch — transforming ene...

Study reveals how gut bacteria and diet can reprogram fat to burn more energy
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In MS, wearable sensors may help identify people at risk of worsening disability
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Discovering the “brain fingerprints” of chronic pain Chronic pain affects nearly one in five adults worldwide and remains one of the leading causes of disability. Unlike acute pain triggered by injury, chronic pain often arises spontaneously—witho...

Discovering the “brain fingerprints” of chronic pain
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Another one coming from the #MS world that looks interesting for #ME as well.

This is an incredible read. What a woman. With everything she has been through she still shows up. There are no words. #MS #Cancer #Survivor #NeverGiveUp

B cell targeted CAR-T therapy for autoimmune diseases Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has emerged as a transformative approach in modern medicine, demonstrating remarkable efficacy in targeting pathogenic B-cell lineages with unprecedent...

B cell targeted CAR-T therapy for autoimmune diseases
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Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’ When the Emmy-winning comedy star was diagnosed, her body started giving up on her. She writes about losing control, gaining weight – and refusing to be a ‘good girl’

Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’
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Can the canny tick help prevent disease like MS and cancer? A team from the Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute in Australia has identified a tick-derived evasin that can bind to two major classes of chemokines, a discovery that is important...

Can the canny tick help prevent disease like MS and cancer?
Tick-derived protein show potential for the development of therapeutics targeting inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
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How brain activity changes throughout the day "We undertook this difficult study to understand fatigue," said senior author Daniel Forger, a University of Michigan professor of mathematics. "We're seeing profound changes in the...

Understanding fatigue - How brain activity changes throughout the day
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Keto diet may restore exercise benefits in people with high blood sugar Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC found that feeding mice with high blood sugar a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet rapidly lowered their glucose levels and impro...

Keto diet may restore exercise benefits in people with high blood sugar
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Ketamine may fight chronic fatigue, study suggests
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My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’ The long read: I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis. Could retraining my brain be the answer?

My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’ I suffered with my mystery illness for decades before gaining a diagnosis.
Could retraining my brain be the answer?
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Virgin olive oil protects cognitive health through the gut microbiota
A study led by the URV reveals that consuming virgin olive oil, as opposed to refined olive oil, improves bacterial diversity and helps preserve brain function in older people
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New findings on infection with the Epstein-Barr virus The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls this common viral infection is largely unknown. Researchers at the University Hospital ...

New findings on infection with the Epstein-Barr virus
Researchers in Bonn decipher how the human body controls a widespread viral infection
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Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why. In a new paper in Science Immunology, res...

Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues
New research finds hormone-regulated cells play a key role in resolving pain
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International Progressive MS Alliance awards €6.9 million to three studies researching therapies to address common symptoms of progressive MS
Well-Being Phase II Awards fund efficacy studies that test specific intervention and rehabilitation strategies, and begin looking at global implementation

Aerobic exercise may be most effective for relieving depression/anxiety symptoms
Group exercise may be best for depression; shorter, lower intensity exercise may be best for anxiety; all forms of exercise are as good as, or better than, medication/talking therapies
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Pitt research reveals protective key that may curb insulin-resistance and prevent diabetes Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered a surprising new way the body can fight insulin resistance and diabetes – by boosting a special type of “good&rdquo...

Pitt research reveals protective key that may curb insulin-resistance and prevent diabetes
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Natto your average food Osaka Metropolitan University researchers discovered that the concentration of beneficial supersulfides increases significantly during the fermentation process of natto.

Natto your average food
A comprehensive analysis of supersulfide production in fermented soybeans
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Climate-friendly diet yielded unexpectedly strong nutritional outcomes That eating plenty of vegetables, wholegrains and legumes is beneficial for health is well known. More surprising, however, is that people who eat in a environmentally-friendly way also display nutrit...

A climate-friendly diet yielded unexpectedly strong nutritional outcomes
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Researchers visualize the dynamics of myelin swellings An international research team of Amsterdam UMC, VU LaserLab, the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and the University of Edinburgh have gained new insights into the dynamics of myelin swellings ...

Researchers visualize the dynamics of myelin swellings
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Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications Modified molecule shows diminished respiratory depression—the leading cause of opioid overdose deaths—while retaining full pain-blocking capability.

Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications
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An AI model can read and diagnose a brain MRI in seconds
Researchers say the technology has potential applications beyond neurological diagnoses

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‘Hidden’ bugs in our gut appear key to good health, finds global study An understudied group of bacteria in our gut microbiome appears to play a central role in keeping us healthy, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

‘Hidden’ bugs in our gut appear key to good health, finds global study
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