September 7, 2023 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD In MS, energy management, high-intensity exercise may have benefit An energy management education program combined with high-intensity exercise during a three-week inpatient rehabilitation program didn’t lead to quality of life gains for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with fatigue over usual care, but it did offer some benefit. In the months after the program, better cardiorespiratory fitness, gains in…
December 22, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How Much Energy Do You Spend Making Yourself Presentable? āShe smelled amazing!ā I commented to my oblivious husband as we walked our muddy dog back home after our daily walk. āDid you smell that lady as she walked past us?āĀ Unfortunately, the lady was too far gone for me to awkwardly run up and ask…
June 9, 2020 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD Blood Factors Impair Metabolism of Blood-brain Barrier in MS, Study Suggests Molecules in the blood of multiple sclerosisĀ (MS) patients promote a pro-inflammatory state and impair the metabolism and integrity of the blood-brain barrier, a study suggests. In MS, the disruption of the blood-brain barrierĀ (BBB)Ā ā a highly selective and protective membrane ā allows immune cells to reach the central nervous…
February 27, 2020 News by Forest Ray PhD Cellular Metabolism Could Be New Therapeutic Target in MS, Study Suggests Immune system cells can either trigger or suppress inflammation by controlling mitochondrial respiration ā the process that occurs in mitochondria, the cells’ powerhouses, and results in the production of usable energy by cells ā according to a recent study. This discovery raises the possibility that…
February 13, 2020 News by Ana Pena PhD Gold Nanocrystals in Phase 2 Testing Show ‘Robust’ Remyelination Potential in Animal Models Clene Nanomedicine‘s remyelination therapy candidate, CNM-Au8, showed a “robust” ability to stimulate the production of new myelin and increase the number of myelin-wrapped nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord of animals in models of demyelinating disease, allowing mice to recover motor skills, a study reports.
March 11, 2019 Columns by Debi Wilson What to Consider When Supplementing B Vitamins for MS Symptom Relief Research findsĀ that a deficiency of B vitamins may play a role in multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. On the other hand, supplementation of the vitamins may help. There are eight essential B vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12. The large variety can be confusing when…
November 30, 2018 Columns by Jamie Hughes Ho-Ho-No Even when a major holiday isnāt scheduled in a calendar month, Iām a pretty busy lady. I work a full-time job that requires me to be present and āonā most of every day. I also have to deal with Atlanta traffic, which is physically and mentally exhausting. Iām a…
November 29, 2018 News by Ana Pena PhD Stem Cells With Unusual Metabolism May Be Therapeutic Approach to Fight Inflammatory Diseases Like MS, Study Suggests Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), the type of stem cells present in many tissues of adults, may be manipulated to fight inflammation and used as a cell therapy to treat inflammatory diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), a study reports. In the future, researchers plan to use animal models to…
October 22, 2018 Columns by Debi Wilson With MS, the Energy Vortex Is Real Asking for assistance is not my favorite thing to do. But frequently, I do ask. The extra help aids in conserving my energy. Some people may feel my energy conservation requests resemble a lazy scam of sorts but, honestly, itās not.Ā When I ask for a drink of water or…
August 24, 2018 Columns by Jamie Hughes H2Oh! Water Is a Brain Fuel Aug. 1Ā was a busy day around our house. Backpacks needed to be loaded up, breakfasts consumed, pictures taken, and shoes tied tightly before the bus arrived. Yes, it was the first day of school. (I could talk about how ridiculous it is for kids to be going back to…
May 11, 2018 Columns by John Connor Crawling to Deadline It’s 3:15 p.m. U.K. time on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. My deadline for this column is actually 3 p.m. Gone are the days of blaming the dog for eating my homework; it’s only in the last few minutes that I’ve actually been able to move a bit. From 8:30…
January 12, 2018 Columns by John Connor A Quiet Week I could be in a fancy restaurant in central London rather than sitting at home writing this. Don’t feel sorry for me, I chose to stay in. The Christmas month ofĀ DecemberĀ is very hard. Extreme partying is allied with extreme levels of work. In my game,Ā they are as…
August 10, 2017 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Tired of Fatigue Many of us with multiple sclerosis have heard the saying, āI go to bed wired and wake up tired.ā This is quite accurate, as fatigue is one of the most prevalent aspects of living with MS. So often I hear from well-meaning individuals who,…
February 20, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Does your MS Fatigue and Energy Need a Boost? Does your MS fatigue and energy need a boost? I know mine does; having multiple sclerosis drains my battery very quickly. Add to that a terrible cold I had recently, and my fatigue has doubled, and my energy has left the building! While looking for a magic…
December 21, 2015 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD MS Active and Inactive Lesions Differ in Levels of Enzymes that Drive Glucose Metabolism A research team recently showed that key enzymes of energy metabolism pathways are differentially expressed in active and inactive multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions, and may contribute to axonal degeneration in MS. The study, titled āDifferential expression of glucose-metabolizing enzymes in multiple sclerosis lesions,ā was published in the…