MS News & Perspectives

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how stem cell transplant reduced markers of nerve fiber and myelin damage in people with RRMS. He also reads “My Wife and I Hit Some Bumps on Elton John’s Yellow Brick Road” by Ed Tobias, from his column “The MS Wire.” =================================== Are you interested in learning more about multipl...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads an article on how the presence of iron rim lesions, which are regions of chronic inflammation seen on MRI scans, may be linked to a more severe disease course in people with multiple sclerosis.
 He also reads “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: ODRS Test, Kesimpta, Coping Strategies, Dual Tasking” by Ed Tobias, from h...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how six months of treatment with foralumab nasal spray led to significant functional improvements in the second patient with non-active SPMS. He also reads the latest installment of our “Expert Voices” series, where Dr. Susan Payrovi, MD, answers questions about functional medicine care with MS. =======...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article reporting on how guar gum, a type of dietary fiber that can be taken as a supplement, lessened inflammation and disease severity in a mouse model of MS. He also reads “My Faith Journey With Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis” by Stephen De Marzo, from his column “Goldilochs”. ==========================...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how the likelihood of survival is about 7.5 times higher for people with multiple sclerosis who take their disease-modifying treatments as directed.
 He also reads “The Smog of Tax Returns: An MS Fairy Tale” by John Connor, from his column “Fall Down, Get Up Again”. =================================== A...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article about a study with people with mild and moderate multiple sclerosis that performed worse than healthy people during dual walking or standing and reasoning tasks. 
He also reads the column “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Gut Bacteria, Strength Training, Robots, Gilenya Patent” by Ed Tobias, from his...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a new analysis regarding the fact that in Canada, Kesimpta is more cost-effective than other DMTs for treating relapsing-remitting MS. He also reads “My Wife Says I Should Follow My Own (MS) Advice” by Ed Tobias, from his column “The MS Wire”. =================================== Are you interested in learning more about...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article about a study that uncovered how people with SPMS have more microscopic damage in normal-appearing brain tissue than do patients with RRMS. 
 He also reads the column “All Quiet on the MS Front - Well, Nearly” by John Connor, from his column “Fall Down, Get Up Again”. =================================== Ar...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how ten weeks of lower limb fast-velocity concentric resistance training led to muscle strength gains in both the upper and lower limbs in people with MS. He also reads “An Interpretation of My MS Dreams: What Freud Might Say” by Ed Tobias, from his column “The MS Wire”. ================================...

Michigan couple Dan and Jennifer Digmann both have MS. Life with Dan’s RRMS and Jen’s SPMS can be tough, but so are the Digmanns. Listen in as they speak candidly with Jenn about marriage, navigating and overcoming obstacles, and how advocating for award-winning legislative change fueled a desire to help others do the same. Check out their blog and podcast, ACoupleTakesOnMS.com . Join the conversa...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how six months of treatment with foralumab nasal spray led to significant functional improvements in the second patient with non-active SPMS. He also reads “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: EBV, Stem Cell Transplant, NurOwn, Progression Without Relapse” by Ed Tobias, from his column “The MS Wire”....

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how off-label high-efficacy DMTs for people with progressive forms of MS appear to be as effective as on-label, or approved, DMTs. He also reads the latest installment of our “Expert Voices” series, where Dr. Susan Payrovi, MD, answers questions about functional medicine care with MS. ==================...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads the news article covering a study about the protective soft membranes covering the brain and spinal cord that could be a target for disease-causing T-cells in MS. He also reads “My Stubbornness Has Helped and Hindered Me in Life With MS” by Benjamin Hofmeister, from his column “Chairborne”. ==============================...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article regarding a study that finds that T-cells equipped with receptors primed to recognize the Epstein–Barr virus, leading to attacks, are excessive in people with MS. He also reads a column by Ed Tobias entitled “Need Help Choosing the Right Medication to Treat Your MS?” =================================== Are...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how treatment with medrysone improved repair of myelin in a preclinical study. He also reads a report by Hawken Miller, “First Descents Prescribes Good Medicine From the Great Outdoors”. =================================== Are you interested in learning more about multiple sclerosis? If so, please visit...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article reporting that an interval dosing of Ocrevus of one month or longer was linked to a fivefold higher risk of MRI-based disease activity. He also reads “Researchers Hit a Bump on the BTK Inhibitor Road” by Ed Tobias, from his column "The MS Wire". =================================== Are you interested in lea...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article regarding MS patients who had a blood stem cell transplant support. He also reads the column by John Connor, Fall Down, Get Up again, “Thanks to MS Progression, My Weight Became a Problem”. =================================== Are you interested in learning more about multiple sclerosis? If so, please visit...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article about a data-driven algorithm that may help predict when patients convert to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis from a relapsing form of the disease. He also reads “Do You Cry and Don’t Know Why? It Might Be PBA” by Ed Tobias, from his column “The MS Wire.” =================================== Are you...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how MS incidence was higher among patients with a prior mono diagnosis, usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. He also reads “The Difference Between Living and Existing After My PPMS Diagnosis” by Stephen De Marzo. =================================== Are you interested in learning more about multiple...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads about a study that shows how aquatic exercise can help ease fatigue and improve balance in MS patients. He also reads “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Epstein-Barr, Aqua Exercise, Diagnosing SPMS, Myelin Repair” by Ed Tobias, from his column “The MS Wire.” =================================== Are you interested in l...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how researchers have identified early factors that may affect the trajectory of an MS patient’s long-term quality of life following diagnosis. He also reads “My MS Makes Getting Sick With a Viral Infection 10 Times Worse”, a column by Benjamin Hofmeister. =================================== Are you interested in lear...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how Baclofen, an approved therapy for spasticity in multiple sclerosis patients, promoted myelin repair in preclinical models of the disease. He also reads “MS and Sex: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Never Told to Ask”, a column by John Connor. =================================== Are you interested in learnin...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads an article on how Clene Nanomedicine’s oral therapy CNM-Au8 eased vision problems and improved neurological function in adults with relapsing-remitting MS. He also reads “Overcoming MS Setbacks to Find Abundant Love on a Special Day”, a column by Beth Ullah. =================================== Are you interested in learn...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how an experimental multiple sclerosis vaccine, PAS002 by Pasithea Therapeutics, is designed to prevent autoimmune attacks against myelin. He also reads “Seeing Double, and I’m Not Even Drunk”, a column by John Connor. =================================== Are you interested in learning more about multiple sclerosis? I...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how a newsletter’s first issue is providing information on ways to manage pseudobulbar affect, one of the most underrecognized MS symptoms. He also reads “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: COVID-19 Vaccines, Robot Training, Bladder Treatment, Tysabri”, a column by Ed Tobias. =================================== Ar...