February 2, 2024 News by Steve Bryson, PhD Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research goes to UCSF scientist Sergio E. Baranzini, PhD, a scientist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is this year’s winner of the Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research, awarded by theĀ National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) for his groundbreaking discoveries in multiple sclerosis (MS). His efforts have helped…
February 1, 2024 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Florida’s Team Rocco hopes to raise $100K in Walk MS on Feb. 25 Rocco Mangel, the founding partner of Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar, is joining the Walk MS: West Palm Beach 2024, in Florida, to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). Walk MS events, taking place in numerous locations in the U.S., focus on raising disease…
January 23, 2023 News by Mary Chapman 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…
November 8, 2022 News by Margarida Maia, PhD 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…
May 13, 2022 News by Mary Chapman Tri Global Energy to Again Ride in National MS Society’s Bike MS Event As part of its ongoing support of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), Tri Global Energy will again field a team of cyclists for Bike MS, the nonprofit organizationās nationwide fundraiser series. Tri Global Energyās Team Wind Force, a cycling team comprised of 13 Texas-area renewable energy industry…
March 30, 2022 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD National MS Society Details Steps to Achieving Pathways to Cures The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) has detailed its Pathways to Cures Roadmap and potential ways of addressing gaps and advancing each of the pathways, with a final goal of finding a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) in all its forms. Details were in the report, ā…
March 1, 2022 News by Mary Chapman 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 itās thought to affect. MS can cause a host of physical…
February 9, 2022 by BioNews Staff Expert Voices: Current state of MS treatments and cure research In this installment of our āExpert 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 Societyās chief advocacy, services, and science officer. In this capacity, he…
January 7, 2022 Columns by Ed Tobias 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…
November 11, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD North American MS Societies Targeting Earliest MS Predictors The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MSSC) has partnered with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) to support a Canadian-led study investigating the earliest predictors of multiple sclerosis (MS) during the so-called prodromal period across diverse groups. A prodrome is a set of signs or symptoms that…
October 29, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD National MS Society Fundraiser in Dallas Sponsored by Tri Global Energy Tri Global Energy, an ongoing supporter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Societyās Dallas chapter, will be the title sponsor of one of the societyās premier fundraising events, “Dallas On the Move Luncheon.” The Dallas-based company, which specializes in renewable energy and energy storage, signed the sponsorship with a…
October 25, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD National MS Society Accepting Proposals for Pathways to Cure Roadmap The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is accepting submissions for funding of new researcher-initiated proposals that help advance multiple sclerosis (MS) research and care in line with its Pathways to Cures Roadmap ā to stop the disease in its tracks, restore what has been lost, and find a…
October 21, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD National MS Society Supports Stem Cell Transplant for Select, Aggressive RRMS The National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports the use of a patient-derived bone marrow transplant to treat people with very aggressive relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who responded poorly to disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). This position is in line with a recent set of society recommendationsĀ on how and in…
September 9, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD 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 societyāsĀ Pathways to Cures Roadmap: stopping disease activity and…
March 22, 2021 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Pack Health, With NMSS Support, Brings Coaching Platform to MS Community TheĀ National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyĀ (NMSS) is helping Pack Health, a patient engagement platform, to optimize and expand itsĀ digital health coaching program to assist people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Building on what it has learned through work with the NMSS, Pack Health aims to bring its patient-centered and…
February 4, 2021 News by Teresa Carvalho, MS 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…
December 15, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler, MS 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…
November 13, 2020 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD Bone Marrow Transplant Most Useful for Younger Patients, MS Society Experts Suggest A bone marrow transplant may be particularly useful for those with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) who, despite treatment with high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), continue to experience relapses or show signs of new lesions, experts say. According to new recommendations from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,…
September 18, 2020 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD #MSVirtual2020 – Fatigue Tops Survey About Relapsing MS Symptoms FatigueĀ is the most impactful symptom on daily functioning in people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosisĀ (MS) and is more severe in patients with relapse, pain, depression, and sleep disorders, according to a U.S.-based survey. The results were based mostly on a new MS-specific toolĀ called the Fatigue Symptoms…
August 3, 2020 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Regular Exercise Helps Preserve Key Brain Areas, Study Finds People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who exercise regularly are able to maintain volume in the hippocampus, a brain regionĀ responsible for learning and memory, a study reports. This work “adds to the growing body of evidence that exercise has many benefits for people with MS,” the National MS…
July 17, 2020 News by Forest Ray PhD National MS Society Invests $16M in Disease Research, Physician Training The National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyĀ announced investments of more than $16 million to support 50 new multi-year research projects and training fellowships addressing multiple sclerosis (MS). This latest series of investments, made over the spring, raised to $65 million total global research funding by the society. Although the…
April 9, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler, MS New Database to Compile COVID-19 Data About People with MS and Related Diseases The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society have created a new database to track COVID-19 infections in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and related diseases. The database, calledĀ COViMS (COVID-19 Infections in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases),…
March 5, 2020 News by Mary Chapman 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…
January 15, 2020 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD Almost Half of MS Patients Change or Stop DMT Due to High Financial Burden, Survey Shows The high cost of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS), and the challenging process of insurance approval, lead to treatment gaps or alterations, increased symptoms, and sacrifices in lifestyle, a survey from theĀ National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) shows. āPeople with MS are paying the price, not…
December 4, 2019 News by Mary Chapman National MS Society Establishes Partnership with Jon Strum’s ‘RealTalk MS’ Podcast When Jon Strum began his āRealTalk MSā podcast two years ago, he did not imagine he soon would have thousands of regular listeners in more than 60 countries. Now, Strum’s popular online audio series has a new partner: the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). Strum uses his weekly…
November 19, 2019 News by Iqra Mumal, MSc NMSS Awards $495K to Study Biomarkers in Phase 2 Trial of NurOwn in Progressive MS BrainStorm Cell TherapeuticsĀ received a $495,330 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) SocietyĀ to support biomarker studies in its ongoing clinical trial testing the cell therapyĀ NurOwn in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). NurOwn is a treatment based on the patientsā own bone marrow-derivedĀ mesenchymal stem…
November 14, 2019 News by Grace Frank Vumerity’s $88,000 List Price Not What ‘We Had Hoped,’ National MS Society Says The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has criticized BiogenĀ for the $88,000 yearly list price it placed onĀ VumerityĀ (diroximel fumarate), the newly approved oral disease-modifying treatment (DMT) for relapsing multiple sclerosis. That criticism extends to repeated price increases withĀ TecfideraĀ (dimethyl fumarate), Biogen’s similar oral DMT for…
October 21, 2019 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD 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…
April 17, 2019 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD National MS Society Grants $24.4M to Fund 64 MS Research Projects The NationalĀ Multiple Sclerosis Society has granted $24.4 million to fund 64 multiple sclerosis (MS) research projects and training fellowships worldwide. This is the latest funding initiative by the Society, which is planning to invest a total of $35 million in 2019 to support 340 MS studies ongoing across…
March 15, 2019 Columns by Ed Tobias Pediatric MS Can Be āDiagnostic 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…