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MS in the Media - 22 November 2019

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  1. Depression and fatigue affect quality of life
  2. Immune system differences and race

16 - 22 November 2019

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Depression and fatigue affect quality of life

Depression and fatigue were the main causes of lower health related quality of life in a Hungarian survey of people with MS

Source: AJMC

MS Trust link: Fatigue
MS Trust link: Depression

Immune system differences and race

Black and Hispanic people with MS have more B cells (a type of cell in the immune system) than white people according to US research. This may be a factor in the tendency for people with these racial backgrounds to have more active MS and a poorer prognosis

Source: National MS Society (USA)

MS Trust link: Immune system

 

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