DiscoveryMS

Driving advancements in our understanding of MS through innovative and collaborative research to lay the foundation for improved diagnosis and treatment

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Important news on the future of Discovery MS:

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One hundred and fifty years ago Charcot reported multiple sclerosis as a new neurological disease https://t.co/M3iLceil4F

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Dr. Gregory's #ASHG18 poster on a novel treatment for the regulation of inflammation and triggering of remyelination in #MS garnered him a Reviewers Choice Award. Congrats!

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"[P]atients need to be informed about the risks of uncontrolled vitamin D intake and neurologists need to be alert of biochemical alterations and symptoms of vitamin D toxicity."

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"Individuals reported they could be more honest in face-to face interactions than with online contacts, regardless of whether they were anonymous or identifiable."
#MSARD
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"Therapeutic inertia (TI) is a term which was introduced in 2006 to define the absence of treatment initiation or intensification in patients when treatment goals are unmet."

#MSResearch

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"[R]esearchers may have pinpointed a long-sought molecule called a self-antigen that provokes [CNS] attacks, pointing a way toward potential new treatments."
#MSresearch #MS #MultipleSclerosis
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“There’s going to be many more layers” to the biology, says Shannon Turley, a cancer immunologist ... Turley notes that the strategy could reach well beyond cancer. It “could also have a huge impact on autoimmune diseases,” she says.

https://t.co/oPDZDdL741

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They were awarded the prize for their immunotherapy work using T cells, key immune cells in #MS pathogenesis. Congratulations!

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2018 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.”

[nature @Nature]

⚡ Voltage imaging ⚡ is being used to capture the electrical chatter between neurons, helping to reveal some of neuroscience’s biggest puzzles. https://t.co/zTHrXIxqjm

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"[M]any more digital & remote communication-technology applications have been developed for #MS clinical monitoring & management...smartphone [apps] such as @Mosaic_MS...are available to monitor the health and symptoms of pwMS over time."

@MSJ_Research's update on #MS & e-Health

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Duke researchers have identified a circuit that directly connects your gut to your brain!

https://t.co/PDSoOOVYpQ

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Therapeutic developments seen in #multiplesclerosis are unequalled in any area of #neurology – priorities lie in getting greatest benefit for individual patients and ensuring equity of access globally

Learn more in new Seminar on #MS: https://t.co/p5zQqmfVxv

[allen institute @AllenInstitute]

An international team of researchers, including scientists at our Institute for Brain Science, just introduced the world to a new kind of neuron which is believed to exist only in the human brain. WIRED reports on the newly identified "rosehip cell."
https://t.co/HqkkfQ41YD

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Do you ever wonder why we can't share with our study participants the results from their specific samples? We have a new blog post up that explains why!

https://t.co/gxFlK4p3Im

[Lisa Melton @DrLisa_Melton]

We've often tried to convey the difficulties of nutrition research in MS to the MS community but we've barely scratched the surface with our efforts. This article really sets out just how complex, and in many ways flawed, this area of research is.

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The 2018 Carolinas MS Researchers Meeting brought together researchers from throughout the region, including @Mosaic_MS's Lee Hartsell.
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Our summer intern presenting her work at the 2018 Carolinas MS Researchers Meeting. Thank you to everyone from @MS_GtrCarolinas and UNC who put this year's meeting together!

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"Responding sensitively to expressions of emotion is an essential part of involving people in shared decisions about their treatment." https://t.co/J7BTVFavX5

[MS Brain Health @MSBrainHealth]

Making space for emotions – a continuing challenge for neurologists https://t.co/gGfJ5ik9fI #MS #MultipleSclerosis #research

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Get the lowdown on our recent research with our spring newsletter:

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