MS cure

10 MS nonprofits unite on shared research strategy to find cures

To address knowledge gaps and avoid duplicate efforts in the lab and in trials, 10 multiple sclerosis (MS) organizations from around the world have committed to a single global research strategy to find a cure for the progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The nonprofits, with headquarters in countries ranging from the…

MS Read-a-Thon in Canada Extended to Meet Goal

The MS Society of Canada‘s virtual MS Read-a-Thon event has been extended to March 20, giving children and families throughout Canada extra time to enjoy reading while raising funds for the multiple sclerosis (MS) community. The event, which began Jan. 27, seeks to generate $110,000 to…

Expert Voices: Current state of MS treatments and cure research

In this installment of our ā€œExpert Voicesā€ series, Multiple Sclerosis News Today asked Tim Coetzee, PhD, some of your questions related to the current state of multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment and cure research. Coetzee serves as the National MS Societyā€™s chief advocacy, services, and science officer. In this capacity, he…

How Do You Define an MS Cure?

“Why aren’t researchers doing more to find a cure for multiple sclerosis?” “Why isn’t more effort and money devoted to this?” I regularly read comments like these after I write a column about a new disease-modifying therapy (DMT) that’s either being tested or has just been approved. Some, like Multiple…

My Holiday Gift Wish

Itā€™s that time of year when everyone is asking: What would you like for Christmas? Shopping for the perfect gift for me is a challenge because Iā€™ve been around long enough to have most of the things I want or need. In fact, we have so much that at…