January 4, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD New Study Focuses on Sleep Troubles and Quality of Life in MS Patients A new studyĀ investigated the influence of sleep disturbance, fatigue and disability on the quality of life (QOL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Health-related QOLĀ measurements are important tools for assessing the impact of a disease on self-reportedĀ physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning. Most studies show that QOL is not related to…
December 29, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Fatigue, Cognitive Impairments Are Main Reasons Patients Lose Their Jobs Difficulties with cognitive function and fatigue are the main reasonsĀ patients withĀ multiple sclerosis (MS)Ā struggle to stay gainfully employed, a new study published in theĀ December edition of theĀ International Journal of MS CareĀ has found. The study is titled āFactors Associated with Employment Status in Individuals with…
December 18, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Patients Using New Web-based Program to Manage and Integrate Care A team of researchers from the Netherlands haveĀ developed an interactive web-based program called MSmonitor that offers multiple sclerosis patients a way to manage and better integrate the multidisciplinary care they require.Ā Pilot data from a study of its useĀ is detailed in the article,Ā āThe interactive web-based program MSmonitor for…
December 7, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Tips for Managing Multiple Sclerosis During the Holidays TheĀ holidays can be stressful on everyone, andĀ especially onĀ those with multiple sclerosis (MS). A health specialist is offering theseĀ eightĀ suggestionsĀ to MS patients and their families as a way to enjoy this season, and to keep it as free as possible of disease flares or symptom worsening. Increased demands on daily routines, travel,…
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…
November 19, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Might Chocolate Ease Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue? A research team from Oxford Brookes UniversityĀ is being given aĀ Ā£70,000 ($107,000) grant to analyze whether dark chocolate can help ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS Society) will fund the study. The goal of the project, according to aĀ press release,Ā is to investigate if a…
November 9, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD National Multiple Sclerosis Society Invests Over $21 Million to Fund New MS Research The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has dedicated overĀ $21 millionĀ to fund 78 new multiple sclerosis (MS) research studies as part of a broad research plan designed to addressĀ MS, re-establish Ā lost functioning caused by the disease in patients, and ultimately end the disease forever. This recentĀ round of investment into MS researchĀ is…
November 6, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Study of Smartphone Self-Evaluation Shows Limitations and Potential A smartphone platform may eventually enable large-scale studies of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or other neurologic diseases, according to the findings of a recent study published in the journal Neurology, Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. Smartphones, highly portable and popular, provide a significant opportunity to incorporate information across…
October 29, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Multiple Sclerosis Patients Show Real Gains from Group Exercise Program Results from a recent study published in the journal Rehabilitation Research and PracticeĀ showed the positive effects of community exercise programsĀ in multiple sclerosis (MS)Ā patients. Study participants showed physical improvements like higher energy levels and reduced fatigue, psychological benefits from those improvements and from group support and motivation, and…
October 28, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Multiple Sclerosis Study Explores Fatigue Management in an Organized Program In a recent study published in the journal BMJ Open, a research team explored the use of fatigue management strategies in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who attended a group-based fatigue management program. The Multiple Sclerosis Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines defines fatigue as āa subjective lack…
October 21, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Study Finds Fatigue to Be the Most Common Driver of Employment Changes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients In a recent study published in the International Journal of MS Care, a team of researchers determined that among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), fatigue was the most common symptom associated with the decision to leave work or reduce the employment status. According to the researchers, comprehensive…
October 15, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Adamas Reports Walking Improvement in MS Models with ADS-5102 (Amantadine HCl) Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on chronic conditions that affect the central nervous system, recently announced results from two non-clinical studies showing that the companyās product candidate ADS-5102 can be potentially applied as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. MS is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative autoimmune…
October 8, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Care: A Hot Topic at #ECTRIMS2015 Three āHot Topic Sessionsā on multiple sclerosis will take place this afternoon (17:00 ā 17:45 h, GMT + 1h) at the 31st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), currently being held in Barcelona, Spain, October 7 ā 10. The first session is entitled…
August 19, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Pediatric MS Patients Can Benefit Greatly from Strenuous Physical Activity, Study Suggests A recently published study in the journalĀ NeurologyĀ entitled “lowerĀ physical activity is associated with higher disease burden in pediatric multiple sclerosis” suggests pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis can benefit from engaging in regular moderate to strenuous activity, in that physical activity was linked to a…
August 18, 2015 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Sleep Deprivation Found To Be A Main Cause of MS-related Fatigue In a new review entitled āFatigue in multiple sclerosis: a look at the role of poor sleepā author Lauren Strober, PhD explores the link between secondary fatigue and sleep disturbance in multiple sclerosis patients. The study was published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology.
July 27, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Study Uses Findings on Quality of Life Issues To Develop New Confidence-Building Intervention The major challenge patients with multiple sclerosis face is nearly constant muscle weakness and fatigue caused by progressive nerve and neurological damage. It is well established that theseĀ symptoms dramatically affect quality of life in MS patients, making it more difficult toĀ work, partake in hobbies, and enjoy family and social interactions.
May 27, 2015 News by admin l-Carnitine Not Effective For Depression and Chronic Fatigue in MS and Neuromyelitis Optica A new study confirmed that depression and chronic fatigue often occur in multiple sclerosis (MS); and in a related condition known asĀ neuromyelitis optica (NMO).Ā NMO is similar to MS because myelin–the fatty substance that insulates nerve cells and helps them to communicate–is also lost. In NMO the myelin deteriorates mostly…
May 11, 2015 News by admin Problem Drinking in MS Associated with Anxiety and Family History Multiple sclerosis (MS) presents many life-altering challenges, but mostĀ patients naturallyĀ focus most often on the physical challenges associated with the condition: problems with movement, sensation and vision that occur as part of disease progression. Unfortunately, depression and suicidal thoughts are common as well. New research suggests that thereĀ could be a relationship…
April 22, 2015 News by Maureen Newman Two Researchers Investigate FACETS Program to Fight Fatigue in MS Throughout the years, Dr. Sarah Thomas and Dr. Peter Thomas at Bournemouth University have been developing a program to aid multiple sclerosis patients affected by fatigue. Their program, developed at the Bournemouth University Clinical Research Unit in collaboration with colleagues at Dorset Multiple Sclerosis Service at Poole Hospital, is a…
April 16, 2015 News by admin Co-existing MS and FM Influences Pain Threshold, According to New Study People with multiple sclerosis (MS) commonly experience a low pain threshold and sensitivity to heat and cold. If a person has multiple sclerosis along with fibromyalgia (FM), that could make this sensitivity even more intense. Until now, no group has studied this phenomenon. In a study titled “…
November 14, 2014 News by Isaura Santos Will It Be Possible To Predict Good And Bad Days For Multiple Sclerosis Patients? Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is trying to assess the possibility of predicting good and bad days for people suffering with multiple sclerosis (MS) and help them to achieve a higher quality of life. The four-week pilot program enrolled almost 100 participants that wore a body sensor patch,…
September 16, 2014 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Fatigue Felt by MS Patients May Be From Underdiagnosed Sleep Disorders The underlying cause ofĀ fatigue experienced by multiple sclerosis (MS) patients may be undiagnosed sleep disorders, according to a study conducted at the Department of Neurology of the University of California. Not only is that a problem in itself, but also an undiagnosed and untreated sleeping disorder may exacerbate the…
August 11, 2014 News by BioNews Staff Higher Body Temperature in RRMS Patients Could Cause Increased Fatigue Researchers have recently discovered that the fatigue that patients withĀ multiple sclerosisĀ (MS) experience is not the same kind of fatigue that healthy people feel from time to time, nor is it caused by the same factors. The National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyĀ reports that around 80% of people who suffer from…
August 7, 2014 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Italian Researchers Connect Fatigue in MS Patients To Localized Brain Damage The common symptom of fatigue experienced by multiple sclerosis (MS) patients may be caused by regional damage in the brain, according to research conducted at theĀ Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityĀ in Italy and published in the journalĀ Radiology. Scientists analyzedĀ atrophies and lesions in the white matter and grey matter of 65…
June 27, 2014 News by Maureen Newman Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Linked to Regional Brain Damage Fatigue, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis, could be a result ofĀ regional damage in the brain. A study published in Radiology by a group in Italy led by Massimo Filippi, MD, from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University showed that local, rather than global, atrophy is associated with fatigue.