This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Community: Knowledge & Support

Exactly. I believe it's considered poor form (and even a bit suspicious) to communicate via a press release prior to publishing in a peer-reviewed journal.

Regarding grant applications, all the people I know who do research are continually looking for funding, so I'd bet the MS medical community is no different. Say what you want about "big pharma", but there's still plenty of competition for too-few research dollars. My own neurologist ran out of funding for his (non-CCSVI) research last year, and was hoping to get a new grant this year to continue.

/Scut