Recently, after I shared some of the harder parts of caring for my husband, Rhead, a stranger left a comment on a recent column implying that I was simply monetizing his multiple sclerosis (MS) — that by telling my story publicly, I was profiting off his illness. I…
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Rehabilitation strategies aimed at learning new skills may promote myelin repair in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), said scientists, who called for more research to test these strategies and determine the best way to deploy them. The international team provided an overview of what’s currently known about how rehab…
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Daily intake of propionic acid, a substance naturally made by gut bacteria when they break down fiber from food, significantly reduced blood levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL), a marker of nerve cell damage, in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). That’s according to data from a small Phase 2b…
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I underwent cognitive testing in May, and it was extremely thorough and more involved than I expected. I saw the notes on the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare website soon after, but the psychologist called me to discuss them in depth last month. I breathed a sigh of relief when…
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Researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) received a $470,000 grant to investigate how a ketogenic diet — one that is high in fats and low in carbohydrates — may help protect vision in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The project,…
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