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Doing everything we can to maintain cognitive reserve with MS

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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FDA feedback supports new testing path for therapy in MS relapses

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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Experts propose overhaul of longtime system describing MS types

An international team of experts is calling for an overhaul of the system that has been used for decades to categorize and describe multiple sclerosis (MS). The researchers presented a roadmap outlining how to begin moving from the current system that divides MS into three major subtypes toward a…

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Hidden symptoms of migraine pain and MS make self-advocacy important

A headache can come and go. You take a break, drink some fluids, and eventually it fades away. But a migraine is not that kind of a headache. Migraines are not “bad headaches.” They are a neurological condition that can affect how someone sees, thinks, feels, and functions. A…

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Study finds many with MS don’t use available cooling options

Many people with heat sensitivity related to multiple sclerosis (MS) either don’t know about cooling strategies that may help ease their symptoms or know about them but don’t use them regularly, according to a Swiss registry study. Nearly three-quarters of participants reported that more extreme temperatures, most commonly heat,…

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Featured ColumnLike laundry, living with MS requires ongoing maintenance

Just as laundry requires constant upkeep, the daily maintenance involved in living with MS never really ends, says columnist Ahna Crum.

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    Military lessons come in handy for a family living with MS

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    How functional dentistry can help to reduce immune and toxic stress

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    Like the spoon theory, the fork theory can also help explain MS

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