Online MS Support Group: Discussing Sensory Issues

Join our next online MSAV Support Group meeting on Tuesday, July 8th, at 12:00 PM (Noon) EDT via Zoom! This month, we’re diving deep into a topic that many of us know all too well: sensory issues and Multiple Sclerosis. We’ll be having an open discussion...

New AI Tool Accurately Detects Transition from RRMS to SPMS

A new machine learning tool, a form of artificial intelligence (AI), may accurately detect the transition from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) — and may be able to do so even earlier than clinicians can...

Roanoke Valley MS Support Group Meeting July 25

Join us Thursday, July 25 for our Roanoke Valley MS Support Group Meeting! Spend time with others who get it! Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Social time and optional dinner (attendees are responsible for their own check)            6:30 pm: Meeting begins promptly...

Mountain Empire MS Support Group Will Not Meet in July

Dear MSAV Family, Due to the 4th of July celebrations spanning the entirety of the week of our scheduled meeting, including the weekend prior and the weekend following the 4th, we have made the decision to cancel the July meeting. We believe this is in the best...

MSAV Online MS Support Group Meeting

When you have MS, how do you take care of yourself when you can’t take care of yourself? What preventative measures can you put into place that would help you on days that it feels impossible to do anything for yourself? Join us for a casual discussion where we will...

Progentos Receives $65M to Develop Myelin Regeneration Therapies

Progentos Therapeutics said it received $65 million in funding to support the development of myelin regeneration medications able to restore function in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other diseases marked by myelin loss. The biotech company said it will use...