MS in the Media - 18 December 2020
28 November - 18 December 2020
These are links to recent news stories about multiple sclerosis that may be of interest to people affected by MS in the UK. The link beneath each item will take you to the original story.
Please note that the MS Trust did not write the original items and does not endorse their content nor any claims made in them.
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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
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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