January 13, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS Flares, Relapses, Exacerbations: How Much Do You Know? “I was told I’m in a flare-up,” a newly diagnosed person with multiple sclerosis (MS) wrote to a Facebook group the other day. She said the flare-up had been going on “for a while now” and wondered when she could expect it to calm down. After I pondered…
November 4, 2021 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Analysis Finds Acthar Gel Cost-effective for MS Relapses Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) was found to be a cost-effective treatment for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) experiencing a relapse, according to an economic analysis. Notably, the economic value of Acthar Gel was greater than that of alternative treatments āĀ plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin ā from the…
November 2, 2021 News by Yedida Y Bogachkov PhD FDA Approves Reintroduced Cortrophin Gel for MS Exacerbations The injectable ACTH gel medication Cortrophin Gel (repository corticotropin injection), first introduced in the U.S. in the 1950s, will now be relaunched as a treatment for acute flare-ups in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune conditions, following its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In…
June 15, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace I Seek to Overcome MS Challenges by Being Resourceful Something crazy happened: I felt the strength slowly run out of my leg. It was like it needed a serious charge, but the charging port was nonexistent. Iād received some bad news a few days before that, and I think the stress of the news caused a flare-up. My…
April 20, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Can Hypnotherapy Help Me Find Myself Again? Recently, Iāve been struggling through an MS flare. I have been numb, mostly from my neck down, which is reminiscent of my first relapse eight years ago. Numb and slightly weak hands make it extremely difficult to draw.
April 13, 2021 Columns by Jessie Ace Guided Meditation Helped Ease My Anxiety During an MS Flare āTake a breath and give one away.ā ā Marisa Peer Recently, I started doing guided meditation by Marisa Peer, a rapid transformational therapy trainer and best-selling author. Her meditations are freely available on Spotify and cover a range of topics to…
October 3, 2019 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD Acthar Gel Eases MS Flare-up Symptoms After Two Months of Treatment, Observational Study Shows Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection) eased flare-up symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experiencing relapses, top-line data from an observational registry study shows. Acthar Gel, a medication developed and marketed by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, is a compound that enhances the production of steroids in the…
March 26, 2019 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD T20K in Good Position to Become Preventive MS Treatment, Cyxone Says T20K, Cyxone‘s lead compound for treatingĀ multiple sclerosis (MS), seems able to prevent or slow disease progression, according to data from preclinical studies. Based on these findings, the company is confident that T20K might become a prophylactic (preventive) medication for MS in the near future. T20K is a…
December 3, 2018 Columns by Debi Wilson Recognizing and Avoiding MS Triggers to Prevent Exacerbations I remember the feeling of having a terrible cold or flu before I had multiple sclerosis (MS). The stuffy nose that made breathing nearly impossible. That elusive tickle in the back of my throat combined with a hacking cough. Cold and flu season is a miserable time, and I…
March 13, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson An MS Exacerbation ā Did I Just Blow a Fuse? When describing a multiple sclerosis exacerbation (also called a relapse, attack, or flare-up), comparing it to a home’s circuit panel is a good analogy to use. When a fuse blows on the circuit board the power is interrupted. During an MS attack, the myelin sheath that covers nerve axons…
October 23, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Autoimmune Flare-Ups in Multiple Sclerosis May Be Influenced by Dietary Fat Results from a recent study published in the journal Immunity indicate thatĀ dietary fat has an influence in the duration and severity of autoimmune flare-ups in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. The team of researchers also showed that adjusting the length of the fatty acids consumed by…
September 11, 2015 News by Maureen Newman Melatonin Levels Positively Correlate With Fewer MS Flare-Ups, According to Study Melatonin, the same hormone that helps people fall asleep by regulating the body’s internal clock, may be helpful in treating multiple sclerosis, according to a study from RaĆŗl Carrea Institute for Neurological Research in Buenos Aires. Neurologists Dr. Mauricio Farez and Dr. Francisco Quintana noticed that when melatonin levels are…