May 17, 2022 News by Mary Chapman 3 Mavinsā Beer Charity Collaboration to Benefit MS Foundation The South Florida craft brew company 3 Mavinsā Beer is making it easy to support the Multiple Sclerosis Foundationās programs and services on behalf of those who have the neurological disorder. Through a new partnership with the foundation, 3 Mavinsā is donating 3% of its profits from each can of…
November 2, 2020 Columns by Ed Tobias MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Biotin, Opicinumab, Myelin, Tele-exercise MD1003 Fails to Prevent Disability Progression in Progressive MS Patients, Trial Shows This is discouraging news for people taking high-dose biotin, many who have been buying it over the counter. Not only do these researchers report that taking 100 mg of biotin (MD1003) three times a day failed to…
June 24, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler, MS University Study of Falls During COVID-19 Enrolling Patients for Online Survey A studyĀ aiming to better understand falls and fall-related injuries in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological disorders while self-isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic is recruiting participants. The online study, largely in the form of a questionnaire, is being carried out by the Motor Control Research…
April 13, 2018 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Foundation Partnering with ThermApparel to Provide Cooling Vests to Patients The MS Focus: Multiple Sclerosis FoundationĀ will be accepting applications through June for itsĀ Cooling Program, which providesĀ cooling garments to multiple sclerosisĀ patients whose condition has left them heat-sensitive. AlthoughĀ 60 to 80 percent of patients are heat-sensitive, there were no MS-specific cooling garments on the U.S. market until…
March 2, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD MS Focus Interview on ‘Mind & Mobility’ Festival, Set for March 12, and Benefits of Yoga The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (or MS Focus)Ā is holding its first Mind & Mobility festivalĀ this month, an event that includes yoga and meditation, talks, information booths on health and support services, and adaptive sessions for those disabled byĀ multiple sclerosis (MS). The series kicks off with a full day…
June 19, 2014 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Launches First MS Online Radio Station Recently launched by the non-profit Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF),Ā MSFocusRadio.org is the first online radio station for the MS community, designed to increase awareness of the disease and provide continuing health-related education for the MS patient population. According to the new radio station’s website, “The mission of MS…