News & stories

Stay in the know with the latest news, research and stories from the MS community. Find information on things that matter to you, from tips on managing symptoms, through to stories about different drugs and treatment options. Want to share your story with us? We'd love to hear from you.

30 March 2021

How long does it take for an MS drug to be fully effective?

Researchers have investigated how long it takes for disease modifying drugs to be fully effective at reducing relapses and slowing progression.

25 March 2021

Lockdown anxieties and isolation

In this last episode of "It's all in your head", we chat about loneliness and anxiety with Claire from the MS Trust Information Team. We also talk to Catherine Seymour from the Mental Health Foundation about the impact of lockdown on our mental health, and how we can ease ourselves back to normality when lockdown ends.

12 March 2021

Streaming for the win

Anthony Chapman is a musician who was diagnosed with MS a few years ago. In this article we find out how he started streaming his beat making on Twitch and why he is helping the MS Trust make a theme tune for our new podcast series.

9 March 2021

Through adversity comes strength

"To forget the life where I once chose exclusion instead of inclusion would mean that I had learned nothing from a time when I chose to live MS and not life." Martin Baum looks at how MS prepared him for lockdown.

8 March 2021

Do medicines reduce fatigue in MS?

This study compared the effectiveness of amantadine, modafinil and methylphenidate with placebo in people with MS-related fatigue.

4 March 2021

MS, my mental health and a university degree

Scarlet talks about how she learnt to manage her MS and mental health alongside the stresses of completing a university degree.

4 March 2021

My search for MS support while studying for a PhD

Laura is studying a PhD in Cancer Genomics and was diagnosed with MS in September 2020 following multiple hospital admissions. Here, Laura talks about how this affected her mental health and what more could be done to support other students going through the same thing.

22 February 2021

Receiving an MS diagnosis during my gender transition

Chris shares his experience of being diagnosed with MS at the same time as starting hormone treatment and a surgical gender transition.

17 February 2021

Monkey sox are back!

...but this time they've gone casual! We are very excited to have partnered once again with Monkey Sox to bring you an exclusive MS Trust design.

10 February 2021

15 minutes with Paru Naik

While the crisis has been challenging, it has also brought innovation and an appetite to permanently change the way MS services work.

9 February 2021

End of life planning: starting difficult conversations

Planning for the end of life is something we can all be thinking about, no matter our age or our health. Here are some suggestions to help you begin the conversation around end of life planning with your loved ones.

9 February 2021

Ask the expert: sex and MS

Research suggests that sexual problems affect more than half of people with MS, but starting a conversation about them with a health professional can often feel daunting. Lesley Catterall and Denise Middleton, two MS specialists with an interest in the sexual problems associated with MS, answered your questions