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News: Free MRIs for those that cannot Afford them

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is offering 400 MRIs this year to people who cannot otherwise afford them. Click "read more" for the details.

Posted by Administrator on Thursday, February 12 @ 14:02:59 EST (1927 reads)
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MRIs and Multiple Sclerosis

Nice new article summarizing the usage/benefit of MRIs for Multiple Sclerosis. Nothing dramatically new here, but it's well presented and informative. It's also quite long, please click "Read More" to get the full text.

An excerpt: "MRI scanners are non-invasive and allow doctors to repeatedly scan the same person over time and track the disease. Doctors learned MS is often very active even when patients feel no symptoms. It is not a disease that flares up only with attacks. MS constantly causes silent damage. Early aggressive treatment may help stop the development of severe disability.

However, MRIs give researchers faster and more accurate ways for testing drugs to treat MS. Because the disease is slow and often silent, the benefits of a new treatment can be seen on MRI scans, often before patients recognize them. Strategies for treating patients have gone from just helping people with MS feel good for as long as possible to attempts to control or cure the disease. Better medications, exercise, and physical therapy are relieving symptoms and improving quality of life for patients with MS. "

Posted by Administrator on Sunday, December 28 @ 15:58:10 EST (1919 reads)
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Research: Gene Difference May Alter Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis

A tiny difference in a gene may signal that a person is twice as susceptible to multiple sclerosis (MS) as normal. It could also foretell of a more rapidly progressing form of the disease, according to new research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health.

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New Test ''Pinpoints Multiple Sclerosis Progression''

MS can be debilitating. Scientists have developed a way to measure the severity of a patient's multiple sclerosis and gauge how well drugs are working.

The researchers at New York University hope it will improve both diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

The technique measures the amount of a key chemical that is found in lower quantity than usual in the brain cells of MS patients.

Mike O'Donovan, chief executive of the MS Society, said: "This is an encouraging addition to the growing range of magnetic resonance measuring techniques which are helping to develop and monitor new treatments for this dreadful disease."

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Posted by Administrator on Sunday, December 07 @ 22:01:44 EST (2374 reads)
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