July 14, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Yoga Course Found to Ease Fatigue, Anxiety in MS Patients in Study A six-week program combining yoga and group discussions about resilience led to significant reductions in fatigue and anxiety, and improvements in well-being, for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to results from a pilot study. Researchers noted that the program, known asĀ LoveYourBrain Yoga, “may improve a range of…
January 24, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD $600K Grant Supports Trial of Intervention to Improve Life Quality A Kessler Foundation scientist has been awarded nearly $600,000 to support the development and testing of a behavioral therapy intervention aiming to improve quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). An upcoming clinical trial into the intervention (NCT05195320), expected to begin…
September 23, 2021 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Emotional and Physical Pain Are My Unwanted Sidekicks Pain is the consummate four-letter word. I have felt pain in the most primal of ways. The emotional chasm of grief in my soul. The physical torture of pain in my body. Pain is unyielding in its relentless torment. It remains the quagmire I fail to solve. Life with…
July 9, 2021 Columns by Jamie Hughes Listening to My Body as I Experiment With a New Diet For the last year and a half, my husband and I had been following the high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet with some success. I lost 25 pounds, and my spouse (as is often the way with men) lost double that. However, a few months ago, I noticed that I was…
June 7, 2021 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Impaired Social Cognition May Affect Well-being of RRMS Patients Impaired social cognition ā lacking the ability to understand and process others’ emotions ā may affect how people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) feel on a day-to-day basis, a small, three-year study has found. RRMS patients with such difficulties were “characterized at follow-up by a higher level of depression…
September 25, 2018 News by Diogo Pinto With Age, Depression Lessens and Quality of Life Improves in MS Patients, Researchers Report A recent study found that elder individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience significantly less severe depressive symptoms and better quality of life than their younger counterparts. The research, āSubjective well-being differs with age in multiple sclerosis: A brief report,ā was published in the journal Rehabilitation Psychology.
August 23, 2018 News by Catarina Silva MS Patients Speak of Importance of Exercise and Activity to Overall Sense of Well-Being in UK Study People with multiple sclerosis (MS) value exercise and physical activity far beyond the concept of “staying fit,” and consider exercise essential to maintaining a reasonable level of independence and being able to engage in social activities, a small U.K. study based on interviews reports.Ā The study, ā…
April 6, 2018 News by Ana Pena PhD Online Meditation Course Seen to Help MS Patients Manage Symptoms in Clinical Trial Online training inĀ Ā meditationĀ based on mindfulness can improve the quality of life for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients while easing depression, anxiety, and sleep problems, a study conducted in Italy reports. These findings add to the growing body of evidence that interventions able…
March 31, 2017 News by Charles Moore ‘My Story’ Opens, Giving a Shared Voice to People Dealing with Challenges of MS AsĀ the challenge of living with multiple sclerosis (MS) often leaves patients feeling isolated and depressed, the biopharmaceutical firm EMD Serono has launched an online storytelling platform calledĀ My Story. The platform is designed to be an empowering and therapeutic support resource for patients and caregivers in their struggles with MS.