Jul 23, 2022
Leisure activities, daily help linked to better sleep amid COVID-19 isolation Greater feelings of social support predicted better sleep quality in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows. Specifically, greater help with daily...
Jul 23, 2022
U.S. federal law prevents medical marijuana users from owning guns It seems to me from my anecdotal observations that a fair number of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a gun. When I wrote about the issue a few years ago, I discovered that more people...
Jul 16, 2022
You’ve just had your yearly MRI and there have been no changes, no new or larger lesions; however, you know your condition has worsened since your previous exam. Understanding worsening MS symptoms but no MRI change What’s going on? How is that possible? These are...
Jul 13, 2022
Each day, at least 300 individuals are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and it’s thought to affect some 2.8 million people globally. Learning you have multiple sclerosis (MS) can be shocking and confusing. You know you need more information — a lot of it — but you...
Jul 13, 2022
Last month, the Biden-Harris Administration launched an initiative to expand the availability of at-home testing options that are more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. The tests work with a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone app to provide users with...
Jul 8, 2022
Smoking is associated with lower brain volume, more brain lesions, and greater disability and attention deficits among people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) after 10 years, according to a study in Norway. “The findings imply that patients should be...
