Grant from MS Society, Parkinson’s UK to Establish Digital Brain Bank
Source Parkinson's News Today: The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s Tissue Bank at Imperial College London, is the largest repository of brain and spinal cord tissue samples in Europe.
NICE rejects Sativex in draft guidance on cannabis-based medicinal products
Source MS Trust: Draft guidance published today on August 8 does not recommend Sativex as a treatment for MS spasticity because it is not a cost-effective treatment.
Brain ageing has been reversed for the first time – offering hope of cure for Alzheimer’s disease & multiple sclerosis
Source The London Economic: The groundbreaking feat was achieved by destroying a protein that stiffens the organ - much like muscles and joints.
MS: Drugs trial hope for multiple sclerosis patients
Source BBC: Welsh patients are taking part in a drugs trial aimed at slowing late-stage multiple sclerosis progression.
Early MS scans 'can predict long-term prognosis'
Source BBC: Scans carried out when someone is first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can predict their long-term prognosis, research has shown.
Research request from Kings College London
Source Kings College London: "I am a third-year psychology student at King’s College London, currently assisting a PhD student, Jowinn Chew (cc'd in this email), on her research supervised by Dr Colette Hirsch and Prof Rona Moss-Morris from the Health Psychology Department. The research is focusing on identifying the cognitive mechanisms which underpin and maintain anxiety surrounding illness uncertainty within MS.
The MS Society is hosting a talk on stem cell treatments for people MS in Cheltenham on the 28th of September.
Source MS Society: Join us for an afternoon with Dr Claire Rice, Neurologist and MS Researcher in Bristol. Claire will give an overview about stem cell treatment for MS including its current role in disease management and research priorities.
Independent Mouse Study Reinforces Remyelinating Potential of ISP Therapy
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: A new study demonstrates that intracellular sigma peptide (ISP) can promote remyelination in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).
3-D Brain Models of PPMS and Parkinson’s Off to Space Station for Research in Microgravity
Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: The National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) announced the start of a pioneering project to investigate the impact of microgravity on the neurodegeneration associated with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and Parkinson’s disease.
Scientists Identify Differences Between Relapsing/Remitting and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Source BioSpace: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an often-disabling disease of the central nervous system caused by damage to the myelin coating around the nerves.
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