MS in the Media - 25 September 2020
19 - 25 September 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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Myelin repair breakthrough
Repairing the damage to nerves caused by MS is possible, according to UK research, although the side effects of the particular drug used in the trial, bexarotene, mean that it is unsafe to be considered as a potential treatment
Source: Guardian
MS Trust link: Trial reports myelin repair success
Progressive MS results encouraging
Masitinib showed 'positive signs' in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis according to a French study. EDSS scores increased less quickly and the time to 'first progression' was longer than for people on a placebo
Source: MedPage Today
MS Trust link: Masitinib
Health changes before MS onset identified
People who go on to develop MS will start using health and mental health services more frequently in the 5 to 10 years before MS is recognised, according to Canadian research. This effects is called a prodrome.
Source: Healio
MS Trust link: Worried you might have MS?
US dental amalgam advice changed
The FDA, the US drug regulator, has reviewed its advice on dental amalgam fillings. Although they have found no evidence of danger from these fillings, and they don't recommend removal, they advise that certain groups, including people with pre-existing neurological disease should be offered alternative, non-mercury materials
Source: FDA
MS Trust link: Dental fillings
"Starting a podcast in lockdown helped us take ownership of the situation"
23 Apr 2021 - 00:00
Comedian, Jeanette and Poet, Lytisha, talk about how creating their own podcast, about life with MS, led to lots of laughs, feelings of empowerment and a sense of community during lockdown.
Twelve year old Lacey hasn't been able to hug her dad for a year
23 Apr 2021 - 00:00
Before lockdown Lacey visited her dad every other weekend, but Covid restrictions have meant she’s not been able to visit her dad in his care home and give him a hug since March 2020.
'This is my normal now. I rather like it.' Living with PPMS in lockdown
23 Apr 2021 - 00:00
John Peters tells us how his working life changed during lockdown and how he’ll be quite happy not to go back to ‘normal’.
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