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What is MS?
For anyone with an interest in the condition.

Just Diagnosed
Aimed primarily at people just or in the process of being diagnosed.


What to expect from the NHS

The NICE guidelines for good practice give a useful overview of what to expect from NHS service as someone affected by MS.


Help us meet the challenge

pyramid with the mri unit, tissue bank and myelin repair centre leading to clinical deliveryA ground breaking new project could see a way to repair MS damage within 10 years.


About MS

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults. Around 85,000 people in the UK have MS.

MS is the result of damage to myelin - a protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system.

When myelin is damaged, this interferes with messages between the brain and other parts of the body.

For some people, MS is characterised by periods of relapse and remission while for others it has a progressive pattern. For everyone, it makes life unpredictable.

Questions and answers

MS can bring with it lots of questions, find the answers to many of these in the following sections. You can move between sections at any time by clicking on the left hand menu: