July 7, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Smoking Linked to Worse Outcomes in RRMS Patients After 10 Years Smoking is associated with lower brain volume, more brain lesions, and greater disability and attention deficits among people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) after 10 years,Ā according to a study in Norway. “The findings imply that patients should be advised and offered aid in smoking cessation shortly after diagnosis, to…
October 7, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Differences Found in Brain Connectivity in RRMS Patients During Visual Task Connectivity between parts of the brain related to vision and attention is altered in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), both during rest and while actively engaged in a task, a new study indicates. The study, “Altered brain network function during attention-modulated visual processing in multiple…
August 13, 2020 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Too Much Cortisol May Affect Attention of Cognitively Non-fatigue MS Patients Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have high levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, compared to healthy controls.Ā Also, patients categorized as non-cognitive fatigue show a higher variability in cortisol levels and perform worse on an attention task. Those findings are documented in the study, āRelation between cognitive fatigue and circadian…
March 4, 2020 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Natural Molecule NAC May Help Improve MS Brain Function, Study Reports Treatment for two months with N-acetylcysteine, or NAC ā a natural molecule that enhances the levels of antioxidants ā significantly improved metabolic activity in certain brain regions among people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a small clinical study reports. This increase in metabolic activity was accompanied by improvements…
February 3, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD New tDCS Devices May Boost Cognition in MS ā But Don’t Use One at Home Without Guidance Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who received transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) while playing brain-training video games improved their learning and understanding skillsĀ to a greater extent than those who only brain-trained. Researchers atĀ NYU Langone’s Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center underscored that while more research is needed to explore the procedure’s…
June 6, 2016 News by Margarida Azevedo, MSc #CMSC16 – MS Care Should Include Fatigue, Sleep Quality and Inattentiveness Assessment, Study Shows Mayis Al Dughmi, of the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Kansas Medical Center, recently presented her findings on the relationship between fatigue, measured using the Neurological Fatigue Index (NFI-MS), and sleep quality and attentiveness in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings indicate that cognitive…
November 24, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Society Funds 3 New Investigations into Symptom Management TheĀ Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS Society)Ā in the U.K. recently announcedĀ awards targeted towardsĀ new MS research. In total, 16 projects carefully selected by both a panel of experts and patients living with MS will share MS Society 2015 funding grants amounting toĀ Ā£1,979,879. All projects fulfilled the requirements of high scientific…
March 31, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD New Clinical Study On Attention and Memory In People With MS A major trial to investigate different ways to deal with attention and memory problems in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients will take place atĀ Nottingham in the United Kingdom.Ā The Cognitive Rehabilitation for Attention and Memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis (CRAMMS)Ā study will focusĀ on these MS related symptoms…