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Stop MS Appeal

Our Stop MS Appeal was launched in 2015 to raise £100 million for MS research.

Now in its final year, your donation has never been more crucial.

For this appeal, four generous donors offered to match every £1 given up to a total of £290,000… and your response has been incredible! In just six weeks, supporters have raised over £675,000 for MS research. Thank you to everyone who so kindly donated.

We've reached our donation matching target, but it’s not over yet. You can still make a difference. Please donate now to support the discovery of life-changing treatments for MS.

Since launching the Stop MS Appeal we’ve made remarkable progress in the treatment revolution. But today, a diagnosis of progressive MS can mean facing a future with no treatment options to slow progression.

That’s why, with your help, we’re funding research like that at the MS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS Research. Professors Anna Williams and David Lyons are leading research there to develop treatments for progressive forms of MS. And using pioneering technology could mean discovering treatments years faster.

Read on to hear more from the people who are helping change the future of MS. And discover how your donation now can help stop MS for good.

Treatment revolution

We’re in the middle of a treatment revolution. We can’t stop now.

Each donation is a building block

Chris, who lives with secondary progressive MS, talks about the importance of hope. And how small actions can lead to life-changing results.

Stop MS history

We launched our Stop MS Appeal in 2015 to raise £100 million for MS research. Here's a look at just some of what's been achieved so far.

How your donation will help stop MS

£30 could process one blood sample

One single blood sample could give researchers crucial information about genes and the immune system as they search for new treatments.

I want to donate £30

£50 could pay for an hour on a microscope

Scientists use high powered microscopes to study cells and tissue in greater detail and improve their understanding of the biology of MS.

I want to donate £50

£100 could pay for half an hour of MRI use

MRI scanning is a crucial technique used to monitor the effect of treatments in clinical trials and understand MS in more detail. 

I want to donate £100

Looking back on Stop MS

Discovering treatments for everyone with MS

Zebrafish are making a splash

Zebrafish are helping us answer some big questions about MS. Dr Carl Tucker tells us about the work he does to look after these tiny fish.
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Drive forward the MS treatment revolution

Thanks to four generous supporters matching your donations during our Spring Appeal, we’ve now raised over £675,000!

Thank you for your support.

If you haven't yet donated, it's not too late. You can still donate today and fund life-changing MS research.

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What is MS and how will we stop it?

What is MS?

What is MS? Multiple sclerosis is a condition that affects your central nervous system. In MS, the coating that protects your nerves (myelin) is damaged, causing a range of symptoms

Three steps to stop MS

MS researchers are working on three ways to slow or stop MS progression: preventing immune damage, promoting myelin repair, and protecting nerves from damage. We believe if we achieve these goals, we can stop MS.

Explore our research

In today’s money, we've invested over £260 million in research since 1956.