November 27, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Vumerity, herpes virus, caregivers Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at some of whatās been happening: A good report for Vumerity Final results are in from the EVOLVE-MS-1 clinical trial for patients with…
November 20, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: COVID-19, MS blood tests Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at some of whatās been happening. MS relapses and COVID-19 Since COVID-19 became a concern over three years ago, I’ve read many comments…
November 13, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: ATA188, biomarkers for MS progression Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: ATA188 fails a big test ATA188 is an experimental cell therapy developed by Atara BiotherapeuticsĀ aimed at easing MS…
November 6, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Stem cell transplant, artificial intelligence Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Lemtrada or stem cell transplant? While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved stem cell transplants…
October 30, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Dalfampridine, Neural Sleeve, vitamin D Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Dalfampridine side effects The side effects that might occur if you use dalfampridine (sold under the brand name Ampyra)…
October 23, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: EBV, stopping a DMT, 3 treatment reports Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. This week, the stories cover research presented at the joint meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and the…
October 16, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Ocrevus injection, Tysabri scheduling, OCH for SPMS Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. This week, the stories cover research presented at the joint meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and the…
October 9, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Silent progression, ignoring treatments Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: ‘Silent’ MS progression Readers of the MS News Today website and Facebook page sometimes wonder why their MS…
October 2, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Stem cell transplant, Lemtrada, treating seniors Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Stem cell transplant found to be safe, effective in recent study Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (aHSCT) has been…
September 25, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: ANK-700, traveling for treatment, cognition Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: An ‘inverse vaccine’ trial to treat MS What’s an “inverse vaccine,” you might ask? While traditional vaccines rev up…
September 18, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Vaccines, migraines, eye-tracking technology Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Vaccines pose no unusual risk of MS hospitalization, study says It’s time for me to get my seasonal flu shot,…
September 11, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Bowel symptoms, MS blood test, diet study Note: This column was updated Sept. 12, 2023, to correct that Octave’s MSDA blood test is currently available and in use throughout the U.S. Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look…
September 5, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Diagnosing PPMS, NB-4746, Neubie stimulation Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: PPMS is difficult to diagnose, report says Most people who have multiple sclerosis start out with a diagnosis of…
August 28, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Spasticity, early treatment, pediatric onset Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Can noninvasive brain stimulation reduce MS spasticity? For a long time, I’ve had to deal with spasticity, a common…
August 21, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Measuring the cost of MS, early treatment, Pilates Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: MS is costly to patients and society People with MS understand how costly the disease can be in terms of…
August 14, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Biomarkers, cow’s milk, EBV vaccine Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Is it MS or something else? Should all autoimmune diseases that damage myelin be called MS? Probably not, according…
August 7, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: DMT survey, keto diet, Gilenya generic Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Neurologists comment on DMTs available for RRMS There are 20 disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) available to treat MS in the…
July 31, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: AI and MS diagnosis, gut bacteria, DMTs Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Could MS be predicted by an artificial intelligence tool? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to predict…
July 24, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: DMT use in older people, spinal MRIs, and more Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Are DMTs useful and safe for older MS patients? The MS News Today story “Can elderly MS patients…
July 18, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: 10-minute Ocrevus injection, NfL blood test, optic nerve Editor’s note: “MS News Notes” will return to its regular Monday morning schedule next week. Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: A 10-minute injection of…
July 10, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: New gadolinium agent, myelin, high-efficacy DMTs Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Testing a new MRI contrast agent One concern that some people with MS have when getting an MRI…
July 3, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Stem cell therapy, genetic variant, diet Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Another study shows positive results with stem cell therapy Yet another study has concluded that autologous hematopoietic…
June 26, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Vaccinations, sex coping strategies, myelin repair Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: MS experts offer more than 50 vaccine guidelines I know there are different opinions about vaccines, and I’ve…
June 20, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Clemastine, MS retrospective, PIPE-791 Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Myelin repair and clemastine The Multiple Sclerosis News Today story “MRI method detects myelin repair with…
June 12, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Foralumab, Ocrevus, Kesimpta, exercise Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Foralumab shows early positive results for SPMS I’ll say up front that this is a very small study.
June 5, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Frexalimab, vidofludimus calcium, Briumvi Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Is CD40L a better way to control MS inflammation? CD40L is a protein thatās involved with activation of…
May 30, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS News Notes: EBV, nabiximols, MRT-6160 Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: A closer look at the EBV-MS link Much has been written over the past few years about the…
May 22, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Stem cell studies, Ocrevus, fenebrutinib, and more Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Early stem cell transplants I’ve read the headline “Stem cell therapy may do most good when given…
May 15, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Facial surgery, UK MS rate, omega-3, remyelination Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Surgical treatment of facial pain I’ve never heard of surgery being used as an MS treatment, but…
May 8, 2023 Columns by Ed Tobias MS news notes: Ocrevus, assistive devices, virtual reality, Briumvi Welcome to āMS News Notes,ā a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereās a look at whatās been happening: Study: Starting Ocrevus early is better than later The MS News Today story “AAN 2023: Early…