National Multiple Sclerosis Society

NMSS Names New Jersey Facility Center for Comprehensive MS Care

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society‘s (NMSS) Partners in MS Care program has designated the multiple sclerosis center at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center as a Center for Comprehensive MS Care. With the designation, New Jersey now has two Comprehensive MS Care centers serving multiple sclerosis…

NMSS Grant Supports Work Into Epstein-Barr Virus as MS Trigger

AĀ National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyĀ grant is supporting an Australian-led research team aiming to better understand how the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may be acting as a trigger for multiple sclerosis (MS). The funding will particularly be used to understand what molecules are being targeted by lymphocytes, immune cells that…

Patient Experience Takes ‘Shape’ for MS Awareness Month

From celebrating artistsā€™ works to sharing stories that bring to life the experience of multiple sclerosis (MS), Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month is designed to call attention to this neurodegenerative disorder and the nearly 1 million U.S. residents itā€™s thought to affect. MS can cause a host of physical…

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…

More Answers About COVID-19 Vaccines and MS

A little over a year ago, I wrote about whether people with multiple sclerosis (MS) should get a COVID-19 vaccine. I was anxious to be vaccinated as soon as I could, but I was also concerned about how the vaccines would affect someone with MS. Would the side effects…

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…

Online Art Auction Supports National MS Society

An online auction event supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyĀ  is is running through Feb. 13 on Facebook. Organized by The Dyeing ArtsĀ group, the fundraising auction features tie dye and handcraft art from several online communities. The event arose from a partnership between Lighthouse Outdoor Products…

Study Seeks to Better Understand How MS Affects Memory

A new research project will seek to better understand the biological processes that drive memory problems in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), as a better understanding of these processes may open new avenues for intervention. The four-year study is titled “Neuroimaging of Hippocampally Mediated Memory Dysfunction in…

MS Society Spotlights Patient Stories for MS Awareness Week, March 8-14

The National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyĀ (NMSS) is markingĀ Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, March 8-14, by sharing patientsā€™ stories and encouraging participation in fundraising and advocacy efforts. Each year, a week is set aside to heightenĀ awareness of multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurodegenerative disorder that affects nearly 1 million peopleĀ in…

National MS Society Awards $14.6M Supporting 43 New Research Projects

TheĀ NationalĀ Multiple Sclerosis SocietyĀ (NMSS) awarded $14.6 million in grants supporting 43 new and multiyear research projectsĀ intoĀ multiple sclerosisĀ (MS), part of a projected $36 million investment in disease research for 2019, the society announced on its website. Funded projects include research into new ways of halting progressive MS, the…

Pediatric MS Can Be ā€˜Diagnostic Odyssey’

A post in one of the MS social media groups I follow recently asked whether kids can have MS. The writer was worried about her 3-year-old. One commenter replied that her son was diagnosed when he was 9. But, she wrote, his symptoms actually began to appear when he…