Blog: Jan 2020

Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation versus Best Available Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis

21 January 2020

Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Regeneration in the brain is reduced in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), but enhanced during disease activity in those with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), a study reports.

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Brain Regeneration Impaired in Progressive MS, Unaffected By DMTs, Study Reports

21 January 2020

Pippa Vincent-Cooke

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From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier

21 January 2020

Pippa Vincent-Cooke

Source The Guardian: The barrier between mind and body appears to be crumbling. Clinical practice and public perception need to catch up.

Unlikely as it may seem, #inflammation has become a hashtag. It seems to be everywhere suddenly, up to all sorts of tricks. Rather than simply being on our side, fighting infections and healing wounds, it turns out to have a dark side as well: the role it plays in causing us harm.

It’s now clear that inflammation is part of the problem in...

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MS Progression Affected by Degree of Relapse Recovery and Timing of DMT Use, Study Says

21 January 2020

Pippa Vincent-Cooke

Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: Recovering well after a first relapse and starting a disease-modifying therapy (DMT) immediately afterwards considerably increases the likelihood of slowing progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), a study suggests.

Its findings support relapse recovery as a critical factor for DMT initiation, and one that should be assessed routinely in MS clinical trials, researchers said.

The study, “Relapse recovery: The forgotten variable in multiple...

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New Study Asks: When Does MS Begin?

21 January 2020

Pippa Vincent-Cooke

Source National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston and collaborators report on a study that examined blood (serum) samples from 60 military personnel who went on to develop multiple sclerosis years later. Compared to samples from a control group, those who eventually developed MS showed higher than usual levels of a molecule (neurofilament light chain - NfL) that reflects damage to the nervous system.

The levels of NfL...

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Reading Borough Council Consultation - Changes to Private Sector Renewal & Disabled Adaptions Policy

9 January 2020

Pippa Vincent-Cooke

Reading Borough Council Consultation: We are consulting on the Council proposed changes to its Private Sector Renewal & Disabled Adaptations Policy and would very much like to hear from you.