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.

4 February 2021

Falling for someone with MS

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.

4 February 2021

Transition from relapsing remitting to secondary progressive MS

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.

3 February 2021

Exercise is good for your brain

This review looks at recent research which shows how physical activity has a direct beneficial effect on brain structures and biological processes.

2 February 2021

Laura's story: my Covid-19 vaccine experience

Laura, a Community Staff Nurse who was diagnosed with MS 11 years ago, shares her experience of receiving the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

29 January 2021

Seek and you shall find...or maybe not!

Ian Daly takes a light-hearted look at the increasingly bizarre 'cures' for MS.

20 January 2021

Getting through homeschooling with MS

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

14 January 2021

Researchers develop mRNA vaccine to treat MS-like condition in mice

A potential treatment for multiple sclerosis uses mRNA technology, similar to two of the Covid-19 vaccines. Find out more about this research.

6 January 2021

Daytime sleepiness and driving in MS

In this study, researchers compared daytime sleepiness while driving in people with and without MS.

22 December 2020

Remyelination research: what it means for people with MS

Remyelination has been appearing more and more in the latest MS news. We spoke to Dr Nick Cunniffe who is involved in the research, to find out more.

9 December 2020

Can dramatherapy help your mental health?

In this fifth episode of the series we chat to Sara Coffey, a dramatherapist, who explains more about dramatherapy as an approach to dealing with mental health problems. We also talk to Jessie Ace, who was diagnosed with MS seven years ago and is passionate about raising awareness of the condition.

30 November 2020

The MS Trust announces a new Chair of Trustees

The MS Trust are delighted to welcome Caitlin Sorrell as the new Chair of trustees from December 2020.

23 November 2020

MS nurses and mental health

The fourth episode of the series focuses on MS nurses and how they can help people with multiple sclerosis with their mental health. We speak to MS Nurse Sally Fox about why she thinks mental health is important and how you could talk to your MS nurse about it. She also shares some great tips like breathing exercises that you could try yourself.