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MS in the Media - 18 December 2020

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  1. Encouraging stem cell results
  2. Pregnancy and menopause affect MS progression
  3. Children with MS tend to recover well from relapses
  4. Headache prevalence measured

28 November - 18 December 2020

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Encouraging stem cell results

Treatment of people with progressive MS with mesenchymal stem cells from their own bone marrow led to about half of the participants not experiencing any disease activity in the following year, according to an Israeli study.  Unlike AHSCT (another type of stem cell treatment) the Israeli approach requires repeat treatments to remain effective.
In a different study in the USA, mesenchymal stem cell treatment reduced or reverse disability progression in three quarters of people with progressive MS.  People who were more disabled at the start of the trial were more likely to see the benefits wear off after two years.

Source: MS News Today
Source: MS News Today

MS Trust link: Stem cell treatment

Pregnancy and menopause affect MS progression

Women who have not had children or who have entered menopause before the age of 46 are more likely to develop progressive MS earlier, according to US research.

Source: MS News Today

MS Trust link: Pregnancy
MS Trust link: Menopause

Children with MS tend to recover well from relapses

People diagnosed aged younger than 18 tend to have more severe first and second relapses than adults but tend to recover better, according to an Israeli study

Source: MS News Today

MS Trust link: Childhood MS

Headache prevalence measured

People with MS are more prone to headache and migraine, according to a Chinese review of previous studies. The prevalence of both primary headaches and migraines was a little over 50%

Source: AJMC

MS Trust link: Headaches in MS

 

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