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Creative healing: how creative pursuits can help ease symptoms of MS
Stories from MS Australia show the power of the Creative Arts to improve health and wellbeing
India celebrates MS activist for International Women’s Day
Sheela Chitnis, founding member of MS Society of India (MSSI), featured in India’s #Beboldforchange campaign for International…
World MS Day 2017
World MS Day 2017 takes place on 31st May and the theme is #LifewithMS
Tawasol – March 2017 issue
Latest news from 16 organisations in the Arab region
First treatment licensed for primary progressive MS in the US
Ocrelizumab has been approved as a treatment for both relapsing and primary progressive MS in the US
Neurofilament is related to disability and brain shrinkage in MS
Study suggests neurofilament levels may be used as a marker of damage to brain cells in MS
No link between oral contraceptive drugs and MS relapses
Use of oral hormonal contraceptive drugs does not appear to be associated with greater risk of relapses
CCSVI: Latest findings show no association to multiple sclerosis
The latest and most thorough studies do not show an association between CCSVI and MS
Long-term safety and effectiveness of fampridine
Researchers find fampridine safe and effective in the long term for improving walking speed
Lifestyle risk factors in the progression of multiple sclerosis
Low vitamin D levels and smoking consistently associated with MS progression
Applications for MSIF fellowships and grants now open
The deadline for applications for McDonald fellowships and Du Pré Grants is 30 June 2017
Cognitive impairment and sodium concentration in gray matter
Advanced MRI shows sodium concentration in gray matter better explains cognition than atrophy in MS