March 3, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS #ACTRIMS2022 – Cognitive Training Paired With tDCS Aids Patients Electrically stimulating the brain while doing at-home cognitive training games can help to prevent a decline in cognition for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly those with more advanced disability, a study indicates. “This could lead to a therapy that can remediate cognitive impairment, we just need to optimize”…
December 6, 2021 Columns by Ed Tobias MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Vitamin D Deficiency, Emotions, Neurostimulation Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Early Cognitive Issues in Study I’ve taken a vitamin D supplement for many years because numerous studies have shown a correlation between low vitamin D levels and MS. My levels have been normal for years, and I assume the supplement has helped. Even so,…
January 12, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Helius Provides More Information to FDA About PoNS Device Helius Medical Technologies has submitted its response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s request for more information about the company’s application for de novo classification and clearance of its portable neuromodulation stimulator (PoNS) device to help treat walking difficulties in people…
August 11, 2020 News by Inês Martins, PhD PoNS Device Under Review by FDA for Treating Walking Problems in MS Helius Medical Technologies has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for de novo classification and clearance of its portable neuromodulation stimulator (PoNS) device for the treatment of walking deficits in multiple…
March 26, 2020 News by Vanessa Pataia Helius Medical Technologies Authorized by Health Canada to Market PoNS Device The neurotechnology company Helius Medical Technologies has received authorization from Health Canada to market its portable neuromodulation stimulator (PoNS) device to treat gait deficit in patients with mild-to-moderate multiple sclerosis…
January 23, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Sleep and Myelin Plasticity Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the post “Researcher Receives $130K Grant to Study Sleep and MS” from Aug. 27,…
January 6, 2020 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD Language Classes Promote Brain Health and Life Quality in RRMS Patients, Study Finds Learning a second language can bolster the health-related quality of life and mental well-being of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by working to expand areas of the brain involved in language and damaged by MS, especially in early disease stages, a study suggests. These findings were reported in the…
October 25, 2018 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD PRIMERS Framework Aims to Better Understand How Exercise Helps Movement and Cognition in MS Patients A new conceptual framework, called PRIMERS, has been proposed as a way of better understanding how physical exercise works to improve cognition and mobility in people with multiple sclerosis, and using what’s learned to create new types of rehabilitation therapy for MS patients. PRIMERS, conceived by a team led by researchers the…
