There is a belief I run into again and again as a caregiver, and it usually arrives dressed as sympathy. It goes something like this: Don’t lose sight of who the real victim is. The person with the disease didn’t ask for it, their life is the one that was…
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People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who engage in structured exercise programs tend to report lower levels of fatigue, according to an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The strongest evidence was seen for cardiorespiratory exercise. Resistance training, which often involves weights and resistance bands, also…
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Smoking cigarettes may speed up disease progression in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), while alcohol consumption showed no clear harmful effect, according to a long-term study involving more than 1,300 adults in Germany. Researchers found that smokers, particularly light smokers, were significantly more likely to experience worsening disability and…
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Contrary to popular belief, I did not attend this year’s Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) annual meeting just for the buffets and to loot the vendors. I was there mainly to represent the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s multiple sclerosis (MS) committee and raise awareness of its role…
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After receiving positive regulatory feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Oculis is planning to expand clinical testing of its experimental therapy privosegtor as a potential treatment for acute relapses in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Privosegtor is already being investigated as a treatment for…
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