3rd Annual Regina’s Ride June 15

Mark your calendars for Regina’s Ride, the exciting 3rd Annual MS Awareness Motorcycles, Trikes, Classic Cars, and Jeeps Poker Run! Join us at the Hillsville VFW (701 W Stuart Dr, Hillsville, VA, 24343) on Saturday, June 15th, for a day filled with fun and...

Neurostimulator to Repair Myelin in RRMS Named Breakthrough Device

FDA status supports work on potential treatment, trial in patients possible… The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has designated SetPoint Medical’s neurostimulator a breakthrough device for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). This...
Beyond Medicine: The Healing Embrace of Community

Beyond Medicine: The Healing Embrace of Community

Jade and Kala’s story isn’t just about a disease; it’s a testament to the raw emotions and enduring love at the heart of facing a life-altering diagnosis like multiple sclerosis (MS). Before the diagnosis, their young marriage was filled with...

Nabiximols, Cannabis-Based Spray, Eases Spasticity in Real-World Use

Nabiximols, a cannabis-based oral spray sold as Sativex, was reported to considerably ease spasticity — unusual muscle tightness or stiffness — in about two-thirds of the multiple sclerosis (MS) patients using it for three months in a real-world study in Germany. For...

How To Get a Proclamation

Join Denise Ellis this coming Wednesday and Thursday, February 21st and 22nd online as she walks us through the process of getting a March is MS Awareness Month Proclamation from your municipality.  Wednesday February 21 – 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Thursday February 22...

Protein Levels in CSF May Help Diagnose Primary Progressive MS

The level of proteins called kappa free light chains in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — the liquid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord — may be used as a diagnostic marker to identify the presence of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new...