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The MS Society’s news pages bring you the latest news on MS from around the world.

Researchers develop effective fatigue management programme

Researchers funded by the MS Society and based at Bournemouth University and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have developed a highly effective method to help people with MS...
MS care lottery revealed by groundbreaking MS Society research

Alarming numbers of people with MS in the UK are facing a lottery when it comes to accessing the care and support they need to manage their condition.
Salt intake may play a role in MS, new research suggests

New research published yesterday in the journal Nature has suggested that salt intake may be related to MS. The early stage studies looked at the impact that salt has on the...
MS Society announces new research projects

We’ve just announced funding for 11 new research projects, taking our total spend on new research in 2012 up to £2 million.

Title	Publish date	Topics
Researchers develop effective fatigue management programme	22 May 2013	Care and services research
Legal review into decision to tighten PIP mobility qualifier	9 May 2013	Disability benefits
MS care lottery revealed by groundbreaking MS Society research	26 Apr 2013	Stop the MS lottery
New PIP disability benefit assessments begin	8 Apr 2013	Disability benefits, PIP
PIP assessment inequality: differences between Atos and Capita revealed	4 Apr 2013	Disability benefits, PIP
First results from key NMSS-funded CCSVI studies	15 Mar 2013	CCSVI
Salt intake may play a role in MS, new research suggests	7 Mar 2013	Cause research
MS Society announces new research projects	12 Feb 2013	MS Research
£75k social care payment limit to be introduced in England	12 Feb 2013	Residential care, Social care
Tysabri to become potential ‘first line’ therapy for MS	8 Feb 2013	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs), Treatments and therapies
Government to blame for Work Capability Assessment flaws	8 Feb 2013	ESA, Disability benefits
New MS drugs referred to NICE for NHS use	4 Feb 2013	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
Government makes key concession on PIP	1 Feb 2013	DLA, Disability benefits, PIP
MS Society's march to defend disability benefits	29 Jan 2013	DLA, Disability benefits, PIP, UK campaigns
MS Society welcomes new Director for Scotland	24 Jan 2013	About the MS Society

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mssocietyuk RT @shiftms: MS doesn't mean giving up on your ambitions - just rethinking how to achieve them #mymotto
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mssocietyuk @RiverHouseTrust True. Email education@mssociety.org.uk for more info about training opportunities to deliver this programme. #fatigue
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mssocietyuk @unplugthewood Woo-hoo! Well done to everyone involved & thanks for your continued fundraising. It's much appreciated. #MS
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