February 1, 2023 News by Steve Bryson, PhD MS Cognitive Problems Can Ease With Rehab, Mindfulness Training Two alternative treatments for the cognitive challenges people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can face in daily life ā cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) ā were found to helpful in a clinical trial. Patients randomized to either treatment approach in the REMIND-MS study had fewer…
August 16, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Healthy Connections in Brain May Be Needed for Cognitive Rehab People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who responded to cognitive rehabilitation showed healthier connections between certain brain regions on functional MRI scans than did MS patients who did not respond to the rehab program, a new study reports. These results indicate that certain brain regions need to be working…
October 4, 2021 Columns by Ed Tobias MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Ublituximab, ATA188, COVID-19, Cognitive Rehab Ublituximab, Potential Relapsing MS Therapy, Up for FDA Approval Like Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) and Kesimpta (ofatumumab), ublituximab targets the CD20 protein that’s found on the surface of B-cells in the immune system. It then binds to it and kills the cell, reducing the number of cells that are attacking the…
September 29, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Cognitive Rehab ‘Effective, Low-risk’ in Treating Difficulties Due to MS Cognitive rehabilitation is an effective therapy for cognitive problems brought on by multiple sclerosis (MS), a review study highlights. “Clinicians should consider this low-cost, low-risk, yet effective treatment approach for their patients,” its researchers wrote. The study, “Neurological update: cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis,” was published…
December 7, 2020 News by Forest Ray PhD MS-Specific Cognitive Rehabilitation Tool Shows Promise in Pilot Study A multiple sclerosis (MS)-specific computerized cognitive rehabilitation (CR) program led to significant improvements in mental skills among MS patients participating in a recent pilot study. These findings suggest that those with MS, and likely other disorders, might gain the greatest benefits from tailored cognitive tests that are specifically adapted…
June 22, 2020 News by Steve Bryson, PhD More Research Needed Into How Exercise, Rehab Aid Cognition in MS Cognitive problems are common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) but inadequately addressed by disease-modifying therapies, whileĀ cognitive rehabilitation and exercise training programs can be effective, a review study reported.Ā Research studies of exercise programs need to include larger groups of patients with demonstrated cognitive difficulties, however, and more pharmacological…
September 18, 2018 News by Ashraf Malhas, PhD Grant Awarded to Research New Method to Treat Cognitive Dysfunction in Progressive MS The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada and the Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Research Foundation have awarded a $410,000 grant to fund research based on a new method for treating cognitive dysfunction in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). About 70% of progressive MS patients suffer from cognitive abnormalities that…