grants

National MS Society Invests $8.7M in Research, Clinical Trial Training

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society invested more than $8.7 million over the summer to support 29 new training fellowships, early career researchĀ awards, and other initiatives aiming to advance multiple sclerosisĀ (MS) research and care. Awarded research projects align with the societyā€™sĀ Pathways to Cures Roadmap: stopping disease activity and…

Patients, Caregivers Asked to Help Adira in Choosing Grant Awards

TheĀ Adira FoundationĀ is inviting people with neurodegenerative diseases and their caregivers to join a grant proposal review committee. A nonprofit foundation, its mission is to unite people affected by some of most common neurodegenerative diseases ā€” namely, multiple sclerosis,Ā amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease,Ā and…

Nurse With MS Wins Grant to Find Severity, Progression Biomarkers

A nurse and PhD candidate with multiple sclerosis (MS) is looking for disease biomarkers that can help healthcare providers better estimate how individual cases of MS will progress. The goal of Stephanie Buxhoeveden’s research, now supported by a grant from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), is…

NMSS Partnership Targets Autoimmune Disease Research

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has joined forces with the diabetes-focused JDRF and the Lupus Research Alliance to fund research looking at common underlying mechanisms of autoimmune disease. Called “Decoding Immune-Mediated Diseases ā€“ Novel Approaches for Therapeutic Insights,” the new joint grant program is meant to stimulate…

Kessler Foundation Scientist Receives NMSS Grant to Study Information Processing Speed in MS Patients

Kessler Foundation scientist Silvana Costa, PhD, was awarded a $477,000 grant from theĀ National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)Ā to explore the effects of visual, cognitive, and motor deficits on information processing speed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Costa is an associate research scientist in neuropsychology and neuroscience research.

9 Research Teams at Virginia Universities Awarded Grants into Studies of Brain

Nine research teams at the University of VirginiaĀ and Virginia TechĀ will be awarded grants totalingĀ $550,000 for studies addressing issues related to brain development and brainĀ function in health and disease. Among theĀ university-fundedĀ projects receiving between $50,000 and $70,000 each is research into potentialĀ new treatmentsĀ for multiple sclerosis. ā€œWe are planting seeds that…

Progressive MS Alliance Awards $18M to 3 Research Projects into Disease Treatments, Expanded Testing

The International Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Alliance, a worldwide group of MS organizations that supportĀ research efforts, has awarded three, four-year grants ā€” called Collaborative Network Awards, and worth $6 million each ā€” to speed work intoĀ potential treatments for progressive MS. Found in about 15 percent of all initially diagnosed…

PCORI Awards $20M to 4 Studies Comparing Current Drug and Rehab Therapies for MS

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society reported that the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has granted nearly $20 million in funding to four research projects assessing various multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies for their clinical effectiveness. Two of the grants will cover studies comparing disease-modifying treatments, looking to identify differences…