July 25, 2022 News by Vanda Pinto, PhD ‘Brain Healthy Lifestyle’ May Help Prevent Disability Progression Leading a healthy cognitive and physically active lifestyle, including having a normal body weight and well-controlled blood pressure, may increase brain reserve ā the brain’s ability to adapt after damage ā and delay disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. The study, āLifestyle factors…
May 11, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler, MS FDA Clears Nurocheck, Portable Device to Quickly Assess Brain Health A portable device that can quickly measure electrical activity in the brain and relay it to doctors via a smartphone app, calledĀ the Nurochek system,Ā has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as a medical device. Its developer, Headsafe, plans to it…
October 23, 2019 News by Mary Chapman MS Among Research and Discussion Topics at 24th World Congress of Neurology Some 4,000 science experts from 126 countries will gather at the 24th World Congress of NeurologyĀ (WCN 2019) to discuss cutting-edgeĀ research, including advances in diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Hosted by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) and the Emirates Neurology Society,Ā the conference will run Oct. 27ā31,Ā inĀ Dubai,…
October 18, 2019 News by Alice MelĆ£o, MSc MS Mindshift Brings Brain Health Effort, ‘Brain Bulb’ Hot Air Balloon to Atlanta Area Festival The MS MindShift: A New View of MSĀ initiative is continuing its travels to raise awareness and educate people about brain health in multiple sclerosis (MS), with the next stop for its āBrain Bulbā hot air balloon the Owl-O-Ween Hot Air Balloon FestivalĀ in Kennesaw, Georgia. This weekend’s event, Oct. 18ā19,…
May 29, 2019 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Celgene and MS Association of America Collaborating to Boost Knowledge on Brain Health in MS Biopharmaceutical company Celgene has teamed up with the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) to launch a new initiative called MS MindShift: A New View of MS, aimed at educating the multiple sclerosis (MS) community on brain health. Although it’s an “important topic,” brain health “is not…
June 25, 2018 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Online Aid for MS Patients with Cognitive Difficulties Now Part of MyMSTeam MyHealthTeams together with Biogen launched a new online tool center, called MS and Cognition Resource Center, to educate multiple sclerosis (MS) patients on brain health, and to help them better understand how MS impacts the brain and how they might manage the cognitive challenges the disease brings.