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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
Major charities call for pause on Welfare Reform Bill	17 Jan 2012	DLA
Lords vote against time limiting benefits	12 Jan 2012	ESA
DLA benefit reforms challenged by disability activists	11 Jan 2012	DLA
Another exciting MS stem cell discovery	6 Jan 2012	Treatment research, Stem cell therapy, Treatments and therapies
MS Society appeal to NICE for MS pill	6 Jan 2012	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs), Treatments and therapies
Assisted dying law ‘inadequate’, says review	5 Jan 2012	Severely affected by MS
Transfer of Woodlands Respite Care Centre complete	4 Jan 2012	Short breaks, respite, holidays
New MS Society Chairman	3 Jan 2012	About the MS Society
MS Society joins fight for better social care	3 Jan 2012	England campaigns
MS patient dies after taking first dose of Gilenya	21 Dec 2011	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
Poor services for neurology despite increase in spending	16 Dec 2011	Health care
MS Society takes nurse campaign to the Welsh Assembly	14 Dec 2011	Wales campaigns, MS nurses
New research finds rare gene linking vitamin D with MS	8 Dec 2011	Treatment research, Treatments and therapies
BG-12: promising phase III trial results	2 Dec 2011	Treatment research, Treatments and therapies
New MS pill refused again by NICE	1 Dec 2011	Disease modifying drugs (DMDs)

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