September 2, 2016 Columns by admin Taming Heat Sensitivity at 100 Degrees Many people voiced their concerns to me about anyone with MS moving to live in a sunny climate. That worry is understandable. With a disease that includes heat sensitivity, where even a hot shower can make you worse, how…
July 26, 2016 News by Özge Özkaya, PhD High Doses of Vitamin D Unlikely to Help MS Patients, But Daily Low Dose Good for All, UK Group Says While the amount of vitamin D supplements, that should be taken by people with MS is not clear, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), Vitamin D working group recently published a report recommending that everyone aged 4 and above should take 10 μg (400 IU) of vitamin D each day.
July 25, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Gut Bacteria and Multiple Sclerosis: What We Already Know, and What We’ve Still to Learn Gut bacteria and health have been topics of considerable scientific speculation in recent years, and the field of multiple sclerosis (MS) research is no exception. But what do we really know about MS and our intestinal inhabitants? A review, “…
June 27, 2016 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Vitamin D Levels Seen to Predict Relapse Rates Only in Younger MS Patients A retrospective study of vitamin D status and disability progression in multiple sclerosis patients — using real-life, clinical data from a large and varied group — found no correlation between the two, although vitamin D levels may predict the occurrence of relapses in some patients.
June 2, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD #CMSC16 – Lifestyle Factors and Unconventional Medicine in MS Care A symposium focused on lifestyle factors and unconventional medicine as part of the clinical care provided to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) took place today at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC). The symposium,…
June 2, 2016 Columns by admin Can Vitamin D Supplements Prevent MS or Keep Symptoms from Worsening? There has been a great deal of talk and conjecture about the relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and vitamin D, often linked to living in an area lacking sunshine. Indeed, when I lived in the United Kingdom, which is notorious…
June 1, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD #CMSC16 – Patricia Coyle, an MS Expert, Talks About Vitamin D, Fatigue and Other Key Issues The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) 2016 Annual Meeting began today, June 1. Multiple Sclerosis News Today is providing extensive on-site coverage of the meeting, reporting on presentations, and conducting exclusive interviews with top researchers in the field of multiple sclerosis…
June 1, 2016 Columns by Elissa Holzman People With MS: Here Comes the Sun! I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that I’m glad to be done with cold and dreary weather. Bring on the sunshine! But my excitement is tempered a bit because, like many people with MS, I find the…
May 20, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Holidays in the Sun May Be Key to Tackling Vitamin D Deficiencies, Scottish Study Shows Holidays abroad may hold the key to tackling Scotland’s vitamin D deficiency, a University of Edinburgh study suggests. The study, “Farming, Foreign Holidays, and Vitamin D in Orkney,” was published in the journal…
May 16, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD #CMSC16 – Dr. Ellen Mowry, in Interview, Talks of Clinical Studies into Vitamin D and MS With an interest multiple sclerosis (MS) before even starting college, Dr. Ellen Mowry has spent her entire research career investigating the disease. Her epidemiological studies led her to indications that vitamin D might be particularly important for people with MS, and she now dedicates her…
