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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 4h

MS Mythbusters - Nicotine is harmful for people with MS
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MS Mythbusters - Nicotine is harmful for people with MS

YouTube video by MS Australia

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 7h

‘Disease in a dish’ study of progressive MS finds critical role for unusual type of brain cell
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‘Disease in a dish’ study of progressive MS finds critical role for unusual type of brain cell

Scientists have identified an unusual type of brain cell that may play a vital role in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), likely contributing to the persistent inflammation characteristic of the dis...

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 3d

A highly motivated friend w MS needs help finding a gynecologist with experience working with MS patients HRT and other hormonal issues and no one seems adequately trained! Thanks

Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 11d

MS does not worsen menopause symptoms: study
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MS does not worsen menopause symptoms: study

The largest study of its kind has found menopause is not associated with an increased risk of disability in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). Until now, the impact of reduced sex hormones on wo...

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Trying to find a gynecologist in the Scottsdale area for young friend with multiple sclerosis she's highly motivated and pretty discouraged by not finding a Gyn who seems to have either sympathy or expertise. Thanks

Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 16d

Menopause linked to distinct differences in multiple sclerosis presentation and comorbidities, new study shows
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Menopause linked to distinct differences in multiple sclerosis presentation and comorbidities, new study shows

New research presented today at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2025) reveals that menopause may significantly influence how multi...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 1d

How could brain myelin damage lead to seizures in multiple sclerosis
Study may explain why some people living with MS experience epileptic seizures
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How brain myelin damage could lead to seizures in multiple sclerosis

A preclinical study by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown why some people with multiple sclerosis also suffer from seizures — a debilitating complication...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 2d

New hope for MS
Scientists identify two compounds that could benefit people living with multiple sclerosis
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New hope for MS

While current multiple sclerosis treatments can reduce inflammation, no therapies yet exist to protect neurons or restore the damaged myelin sheath. Researchers have now taken a major step forward in ...

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brandon-beaber.bsky.social @brandon-beaber.bsky.social · 2d

If you are too old, is it impossible remyelinate? NO! "There does not appear to be an age cut-off beyond which remyelination is not possible, as there are pathological data supporting remyelination occurring, to some extent, across all ages." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41048166/

Ageing and remyelination failure in people with multiple sclerosis - PubMed

One of the most promising strategies to delay, prevent, or reverse disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) is enhancing endogenous remyelination. While preclinical research has established a...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 3d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/o...

Opinion | ‘My Body Is a Clock’: The Private Life of Chronic Care (Published 2023)

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 4d

Multiple Sclerosis Overview
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Multiple Sclerosis Overview

YouTube video by Dr. Brandon Beaber

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brandon-beaber.bsky.social @brandon-beaber.bsky.social · 4d

Does Obesity Make Multiple Sclerosis Get Worse Faster? Very important data shared by @aaronbostermd.bsky.social youtu.be/9UJXK_tKqUg?...

Does Obesity Make Multiple Sclerosis Get Worse Faster?

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 5d

Feeling in control helps beat daily stress, researchers find
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Feeling in control helps beat daily stress, researchers find

People may be more likely to resolve a problem if they feel they have more control over it, according to a new study from a team including researchers at Penn State. They also found that the relations...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 6d

Improvements in mental health best predict life satisfaction
A new model for evaluating changes to life satisfaction can be used to inform public health measures to improve people’s sense of well-being.
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Improvements in mental health best predict life satisfaction

 On October 2 in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health, Steve Haake from Sheffield Hallam University and colleagues published a model for evaluating life satisfaction. ...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 6d

Exercise lowers disease risk. This researcher wants to understand how
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Exercise lowers disease risk. This researcher wants to understand how

With an American College of Sports Medicine grant, researcher will explore how texercise-induced stress might help overcome noncommunicable diseases.

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 8d

Diet can directly influence brain ageing
Two proteins emerged as especially relevant to accelerated brain ageing. Their levels decreased among participants following the green-Mediterranean diet, which includes green tea and the aquatic plant Mankai
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Diet can directly influence brain aging

A new study led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Harvard University, and the University of Leipzig has uncovered innovative biological evidence that diet can directly influence ...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 9d

Cutting-edge review on phospholipid metabolism: A new perspective on inflammation regulation in innate immunity
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Cutting-edge review on phospholipid metabolism: A new perspective on inflammation regulation in innate immunity

Phospholipids, essential components of cell membranes, are increasingly recognized for their active roles in regulating innate immunity and inflammation. A new review is published to outline how phosp...

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brandon-beaber.bsky.social @brandon-beaber.bsky.social · 9d

Lemtrada can lead to long term remission in MS, but not always. This is a case report of a 42 year old man who developed speech difficulty, agitation after 8 years of remission and was found to have "Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome" www.aaem.pl/IRIS-without...

IRIS without PML in MS patients – a case report of IRIS after past alemtuzumab therapy with subsequent oral cladribine treatment and review of the literature

Alemtuzumab is a high-efficacy drug for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), leading to non-selective reconstitution of the immune system. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) de...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 10d

Exercise can help restore the immune system of people with post-COVID syndrome

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Exercise can help to restore the immune system of people with post-COVID syndrome

Exercise can help to restore a more normal, well-regulated immune system in people with post-COVID syndrome, according to a gold-standard randomised-controlled trial presented at the European Respirat...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 11d

MS does not worsen menopause symptoms: study
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MS does not worsen menopause symptoms: study

The largest study of its kind has found menopause is not associated with an increased risk of disability in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). Until now, the impact of reduced sex hormones on wo...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 12d

Early symptoms of MS are the same across ethnic and social groups – study
A study reveals early warning signs of multiple sclerosis appear years before diagnosis
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Early symptoms of MS same across ethnic and social groups – study

Study reveal early warning signs of multiple sclerosis appear years before diagnosis

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 14d

Ultra-processed foods linked to heightened disease activity in early multiple sclerosis, new study finds
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Ultra-processed foods linked to heightened disease activity in early multiple sclerosis, new study finds

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may exacerbate disease activity in early multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research presented at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for T...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 15d

Group creates tool to predict whether multiple sclerosis medication will be effective for patients
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Group creates tool to predict whether multiple sclerosis medication will be effective for patients

Brazilian researchers, in partnership with French institutions, combine advanced cell image analysis technology and machine learning and discover a morphological marker linked to individuals who do no...

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FINDING THE WILL - Making Shakespeare relevant and fun. @findingthewill.bsky.social · 19d

I may have posted this before but it's 5am and I'm losing the plot (and it's only Monday). Anyway, for #Shakespeare & #skydive fans, plus fellow #Msers & #primaryteachers take a moment 😃
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Bet you've never had a welcome like this! - Finding the Will

"Welcome to my office." These were the words that greeted me when I fell out of a plane at 15000ft!

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 16d

Menopause linked to distinct differences in multiple sclerosis presentation and comorbidities, new study shows
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Menopause linked to distinct differences in multiple sclerosis presentation and comorbidities, new study shows

New research presented today at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2025) reveals that menopause may significantly influence how multi...

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 17d

New multi-registry study highlights ocrelizumab’s superior relapse control in multiple sclerosis
New research demonstrates that ocrelizumab provides superior control of multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses compared to others
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New multi-registry study highlights ocrelizumab’s superior relapse control in multiple sclerosis

New research presented at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2025) demonstrates that ocrelizumab provides superior control of multipl...

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