Francesca Bridge

Multiple sclerosis and Neuroimmunology neurologist @alfredhealth l PhD candidate MS and women’s health @MonashNeurosci

[Rachel Horne @RachelHorne19]

Menopause NOT linked to worsening disability in women with relapsing #MS, says a landmark study from Monash University in @JAMANeuro.
Ageing is the driver.
Findings offer reassurance/clarity to women heading into midlife with MS.
➡️ https://t.co/VJA1E1MxuA
@vjokubaitis

[IJMSC @IJMSCtweets]

"We investigated the impact of #menopause on disability progression in women living with [#MultipleSclerosis] and found menopause did not accelerate time to #progression milestones, including CDP and SPMS." https://t.co/Qm2VZBdgCM @fm_bridge

[Francesca Bridge @fm_bridge]

As always thank you to my superb supervisors @vjokubaitis @anneke_vdw @HelmutButz

[Francesca Bridge @fm_bridge]

🚨 Our study just been published in @JAMANeuro 
#Menopause is not a major driver of #MultipleSclerosis disability progression.

🔗 https://t.co/tCijSnWPRt

🧵 below 👇

[JAMA Neurology @JAMANeuro]

In this study, menopause was not the primary driver of multiple sclerosis clinical progression in women at midlife.

https://t.co/IDaLObjk13

[Francesca Bridge @fm_bridge]

📚 Read the full article for all methods, data, and interpretation:
🔗 https://t.co/tCijSnWPRt
#MSResearch #Menopause #WomensHealth

[JAMA Neurology @JAMANeuro]

In this study, menopause was not the primary driver of multiple sclerosis clinical progression in women at midlife.

https://t.co/IDaLObjk13

[Francesca Bridge @fm_bridge]

🧠 Meaning:
Menopause is not the driving factor for disability progression in women with MS.

[Francesca Bridge @fm_bridge]

📉 In the secondary analysis, there was no inflection point in EDSS worsening across the menopausal transition. Menopause did not accelerate disability accumulation.

[JAMA Neurology @JAMANeuro]

In this study, menopause was not the primary driver of multiple sclerosis clinical progression in women at midlife.

https://t.co/IDaLObjk13

[Assoc Professor Vilija Jokubaitis @vjokubaitis]

Today we published an important piece of evidence showing that in women with relapsing #MultipleSclerosis, aging rather than #menopause, is the primary driver of disability in midlife, providing reassurance that menopause will not worsen MS physical disability. Read more below

[Francesca Bridge @fm_bridge]

Thrilled to be able to present my research on the impact of #menopause on #ms progression at ANZAN 2024. Thanks to my stellar supervisor team @vjokubaitis @anneke_vdw @HelmutButz

[EthelCiampiSCL @EthelScl]

See you next Monday!

[Terence O'Brien @brien_terence]

Congratulations to @MasturaMonif from @STMneurosci @AlfredHealth for winning the prestigious Leonard Cox award from The Australian & NZ Association of Neurologists for outstanding research in their first 10 years post-FRACP. What a wonderful scientific and life journey!!

[Ana Zabalza @anazabalza]

🚨 Mark your calendars for Monday, May 27th! 🗓️ Excited to host the @IntNatlWiMS Global Epidemiology meeting. 🌍🌎🌏 Our lineup includes two amazing speakers: @fm_bridge diving into risk of cervical cancer w/DMTs and Dr. Nourbakhsh into MS stigma. Don't miss out! @EthelScl

[AnnekeVdWalt @anneke_vdw]

Thank you to the inspiring people who came together to outline knowledge gaps and develop an action plan to improve #clinicaltrials and safer care for older people living with #MS. Almost 50% of pwMS are now >50yo….@mssociety @FBarkhof @XMontalban @Calabre04804429 @tim_coetzee