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Christmas appeal to stop MS

Our charity Christmas appeal is raising money to help slow or stop MS progression for everyone. We're on the verge of changing the future of MS, meet some of the #MSHistoryMakers, and become one yourself.

Thanks to the efforts of researchers, participants in trials and everyone who’s helped raise awareness and funds, we’re closer than ever to achieving that goal. It’s history in the making, but we’re not there yet.

At the moment, existing drugs only work on one aspect of MS - the immune system.

But with your help we’ve been funding groundbreaking research and trials. Like Octopus, a multi-arm, multi-stage trial for progressive MS. And cutting-edge research to look at the protective coating around cells, called myelin, which gets damaged in MS.

Read on to discover more from the people who are helping change the future of MS. And find out how you too can become a history maker by supporting our charity Christmas appeal.

Find an audio described version of the History Makers film on YouTube

Meet the history makers

Stopping MS will make history, but no history maker stands alone. Hear from the researchers and people taking part in trials to discover more.

Meet the history makers: Yan Ting NG (Nelson)

Nelson is a PhD student at the MS Society Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair. We spoke to him about history-defining moments in MS research and how his own work could help stop MS.

History makers

Discover the history makers: the researchers, the volunteers taking part in studies, and the people raising vital funds to stop MS.

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

Together, we're all history makers

Everyone who takes part in advocating, raising awareness, fundraising and donating to our Christmas appeal to stop MS is a history maker.

Research that could change the future of MS

Research dates

We brought researchers together over candle lit dinners for two at this year’s MS Frontiers conference. Together they shared their passion for cutting edge research and a desire to stop MS.

Watch the research dates

Research now

Take a look at some of the most exciting topics in MS research now. From latest trial results to how new technologies, like AI, can help with research and clinical trials.

Watch the research now videos

Hot topics

What are Early Career MS researchers working on right now? Why is equality, diversity and inclusion important to unlocking the answers to MS? Discover more with our research hot topics.

Listen to our hot topics podcasts

Power the history makers

We’re closer than ever to stopping MS for everyone. Will you help change the future of MS by supporting our Christmas appeal?

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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 £227 million in research since 1956.
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