Before multiple sclerosis (MS) entered my life, I never gave ordinary objects a second thought. Walls, for example, were just there, holding up pictures, catching the occasional flying shoe thrown by Mom, or marking where furniture should stop. I didn’t greet the walls or thank them. I certainly didn’t…
A new machine learning tool can now help predict whether people newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) will experience disability worsening that occurs even in the absence of relapses. According to a recent study, these artificial intelligence algorithms can identify the risk of “progression independent of relapse activity,” or…
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) — a congressionally chartered veterans organization open to all military service members with multiple sclerosis (MS) — has launched a new, free, online fitness and wellness program that offers adaptive, expert-led classes for individuals with mobility challenges. The initiative is designed specifically…
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I wrote a few years ago about a snake we kept that temporarily went missing. It was a wild snake that we released back into the wild because that was the right thing to do. The kids were quite taken with it, however, so we obtained a captive-raised corn snake…
A history of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) appears to alter the immune systems of people with specific genetic traits, causing their own cells to mistakenly flag brain proteins as dangerous threats, according to a new study. This discovery offers insight into how these risk factors — viral infection and…
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