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.

28 April 2020

Mental health and MS: Dealing with my Black Dog

In his latest blog on MS and mental health, Will Berard writes candidly about the impact depression has had on him, and why we need to get better at recognising depression as a symptom of MS, and not just "because MS is a bummer. Man"

28 April 2020

I have challenged myself to walk 150 miles throughout the month of May

Holly shares why she is taking on her Miles for MS challenge to support the MS Trust.

23 April 2020

Mental health and MS: Managing anxiety

In the second blog of a new series focusing on mental health and MS, Will Berard writes about his experience of managing anxiety.

21 April 2020

Mental health and MS: Understanding your mind

Will Berard is a stand-up comedian who lives with MS. In the first of a new series of blogs on mental health and MS, Will urges us all to value our mental health as much as our physical health.

19 April 2020

Learning a second language improves brain structures in MS

In this study, researchers investigated whether people with MS gain cognitive benefits from learning a new language.

19 April 2020

Ask the expert: pregnancy and MS

Multiple sclerosis is often diagnosed in women at a time when they’re considering starting a family. Many women, and their partners, will have questions around the impact of MS on pregnancy and vice versa. To answer some of these questions, we spoke to consultant neurologist, Ruth Dobson who is one of the experts involved in developing pregnancy care guidelines for women with MS.

17 April 2020

Taking care of your mental health

The second episode of new series focusses on the newly diagnosed and the impact an MS diagnosis can have on your mental health. In the episode, we hear from Emily and Will about what has helped them come to terms with their diagnosis and Claire from our Information Team talks about some of the coping strategies which can help.

17 April 2020

Mental health and MS

The first episode in our new series all about MS and mental health. We chat to Gemma from the MS Trust’s Information Team about why mental health problems are more common in MS, neuropsychologist Dr Anita Rose shares her top tips for taking care of your mental wellbeing, and Chris and Carla, who both live with MS, share their experiences.

16 April 2020

Coronavirus and MS: Your questions answered

We know that lots of you, understandably, have questions about the coronavirus and MS. So for this episode, we've pulled together some of the questions that have cropped up the most and asked Claire, who works in our Information Team, to answer them. We also chat to Carla King, who lives with MS, about her experience of dealing with lockdown.

14 April 2020

Coronavirus, MS and the mind

We speak to Dr Anita Rose about how you can take care of our mental health during the coronavirus crisis. We also chat to Will Berard, who lives with MS, about how he is coping in the COVID-19 lockdown.

8 April 2020

I’m a huge girl gamer and had already been looking at ways to fundraise but I’m not one for running long distances or throwing myself out of planes.

Read Audrey's story about why she took part in MS: Play (the MS Trust's gaming challenge) to support those living with MS today.

6 April 2020

Brain training: a cognitive rehabilitation programme evaluated

In this research, a programme designed to improve cognitive skills, such as memory, concentration and problem solving, was tested in a large clinical trial.