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Can we manage fatigue better?

Posted on 14 May 2012 at 10:21AM by Sarah Mehta

Most people with MS will experience fatigue at some point. It can be one of the most difficult symptoms of MS to deal with, and affect the quality of people's lives.

But research into fatigue is on the increase, and there is some hope on the horizon.

Happy Birthday MS Register!

Posted on 03 May 2012 at 2:49PM by Emma Gray

The MS Register is now a year old! Nearly 9,000 people so far have registered - that’s about one in 10 of all people with MS in the UK.

MS Week: fighting back with MS exercise

Posted on 01 May 2012 at 4:44PM by Sarah Mehta

This week is MS Week, and we want as many people to join the Fightback as possible.

Getting involved in research

Posted on 17 Apr 2012 at 2:40PM by Sarah Mehta

Alan Taylor was diagnosed with primary progressive MS a decade ago. He’s one of a number of people affected by MS who help decide which research projects the MS Society funds. We sat down with Alan to ask him why it’s important to be on the selection panel.

MS Life 2012: Meet the Scientists!

Posted on 11 Apr 2012 at 11:21AM by Sarah Mehta

MS Life is happening this weekend, and we’re getting excited about our personal highlight of Europe's biggest MS lifestyle event - Meet the Scientists. 

Feeling brainy

Posted on 12 Mar 2012 at 10:41AM by Sarah Mehta

Richard ReynoldsIt’s Brain Awareness Week, so we thought we’d talk brains with Richard Reynolds, director of the MS Society Tissue Bank.

First of all, what is the Tissue Bank?

£1.7 million for new MS research projects

Posted on 28 Feb 2012 at 11:54AM by Emma Gray

Test tubesThe results of the 2011 research funding round are in! We are really proud to announce the funding of thirteen cutting-edge new research projects that will start in 2012.

Ask for evidence – MS Society joins the campaign

Posted on 10 Feb 2012 at 5:11PM by Sarah Mehta

Last year Sense About Science launched the ‘Ask for Evidence’ campaign and we’re pleased to be onboard.

Webcast: What’s New in MS Research for 2012

Posted on 12 Dec 2011 at 5:00PM by Sarah Mehta

The webcast 'From the Frontlines: What’s New in MS Research for 2012' is being organised by the National MS Society in the US. It will feature a panel of experts who will discuss topics including:

How do drug trials work?

Posted on 22 Nov 2011 at 1:30PM by Sarah Mehta

We hear about new ideas in medicine all the time, but why do we have to wait so long to get a treatment?

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