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Talking to your kids about MS
4 February 2021
Talking to your kids about MS can be daunting. In this blog Chris Wallace and his family tell how they have dealt with this together.


Falling for someone with MS
4 February 2021
Pete Davis tells us how he felt falling for someone with MS and that despite everything that MS throws at them, they still make things work.


Transition from relapsing remitting to secondary progressive MS
4 February 2021
Discovering that the pattern of your MS is changing from RRMS to SPSM can be a distressing and confusing experience for you and your loved ones. We talked to MS Trust Chair of Trustees, Caitlin Sorrell, and her husband Tim, about his recent transition to SPMS.


Exercise is good for your brain
3 February 2021
There is more to exercise than physical fitness. This review looks at recent research which shows how exercise has a direct beneficial effect on brain repair processes.


Living with lockdown restrictions (again)
2 February 2021
With the UK in lockdown once more, we look at how restrictions might affect people with multiple sclerosis and MS services. What can you do to stay well, while the NHS is under extreme pressure?


Laura's story: my Covid-19 vaccine experience
2 February 2021
Laura, a Community Staff Nurse who was diagnosed with MS 11 years ago, shares her experience of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.


Covid-19 vaccines and MS: Part two
29 January 2021
Following our last interview on the subject of the Covid-19 vaccine and people with MS, we received a lot of follow up questions. To answer some of these, we spoke once again to Professor Alasdair Coles, Consultant Neurologist at Addenbrooke’s hospital.


Seek and you shall find...or maybe not!
29 January 2021
Ian Daly takes a lighthearted look at some increasingly bizarre MS cures that can be found online.


Alexander John Burnfield MBBS DPM FRCPsych 1944 - 2021
26 January 2021
The MS Trust were deeply saddened to hear that former Trustee and dear friend, Sandy Burnfield passed away at the end of last week.


Ozanimod (Zeposia) for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis rejected by NICE
22 January 2021
The MS Trust is very disappointed that NICE does not recommend ozanimod (Zeposia) as an NHS treatment in England and Wales.


Getting through homeschooling with MS
20 January 2021
In her latest blog for the MS Trust, Carla King looks at how to cope with homeschooling when you have MS.


Researchers develop mRNA vaccine to treat MS-like condition in mice
14 January 2021
A potential treatment for multiple sclerosis uses mRNA technology, similar to two of the Covid-19 vaccines. Find out more about this research.
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