September 10, 2021 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Vibration Training Also Seen to Aid Cognition and Life Quality in Study A six-week program, called vibration training ā in which people stand on a vibrating platform for short periods of time ā eased disability and improved cognitive abilities and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a small randomized study found. The program was also well accepted and…
January 20, 2020 News by Ana Pena PhD Being Bilingual May Help to Delay Cognitive Decline in MS, Study Suggests An ability to speak more than one language may help to protect people with multiple sclerosis (MS) against the cognitive decline caused by the disease, new research suggests. The study, “Multiple sclerosis and bilingualism: Some initial findings,” showed that MS patients who speak two languages (bilingual speakers)…
January 7, 2020 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Impaired Prospective Memory Affects MS Patients’ Ability to Perform Everyday Tasks, Study Finds Prospective memory ā the ability to remember to carry out a future task ā is significantly impaired in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, and may contribute to worse cognitive performance for everyday tasks, according to recent research. The study āTime-Based Prospective Memory Is Associated with Functional Performance in Persons…
December 20, 2019 News by Iqra Mumal, MSc Managing Money Difficult for MS Patients with Cognitive Problems and Depression, Study Says Effective money management, critical to independent living, is particularly Ā difficultĀ for people whose multiple sclerosis (MS) affects executive thinking skills and who struggle with depressionĀ and anxiety, a study reports. The study, āMoney Management in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Cognitive, Motor, and Affective Factors,ā was published in the…
November 16, 2018 News by Jose Marques Lopes, PhD Unemployment and Under-employment Linked to Poorer Cognitive Abilities in UK Study Multiple sclerosis patients of working age who areĀ unemployed or on a reduced work schedule are likely to show considerable cognitive impairment on tests, especially those measuring mental processing speeds, than patients who are more gainfully employed, a review study reports. This link held true even in patients with little…
November 27, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD French Study Links Silent Brain Lesions to Cognitive Decline in Early-stage RRMS So-called silent brain lesions in patients with early-stage relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) may, in fact, not be silent at all, according to a French study that linked such lesions to cognitive decline in early MS. This link has likely been missed since the major tool for measuring disability in MS…