Dosing Begins in Phase 2a Trial of Foralumab Nasal Spray for SPMS
Tiziana Life Sciences has dosed the first patient in a Phase 2a clinical trial testing its foralumab nasal spray in people with nonactive secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). The trial will include about 54 participants, enrolled across six clinical sites....
How to Perform Exercises in Bed to Reduce Spasticity
If you live with multiple sclerosis (MS), then you are probably familiar with muscle spasticity. Like a snotty teenager, spasticity can annoy you at the most inopportune of times. One way to help manage it is upon waking up – this is because the downward pressure of...
Trial Testing Metformin, Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Progressive MS Set to Start
A new clinical trial in Australia, called PLATYPUS, will simultaneously test two medications that have already been approved for other conditions in people with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, expected to launch in January, will use an...
FDA Clears BrainSpec’s Tool to Measure Metabolites on Brain Scans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared BrainSpec Core, a platform that performs non-invasive measurements of brain chemistry, for use in diagnosing some of the most common diseases that affect the brain, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Developed by...
Recognition Ceremony Planned for December 8
OUR DINNER IS FULL AND REGISTRATION HAS ENDED. IF YOU DID NOT GET SIGNED UP FOR DINNER IN TIME, EMAIL MSAV4HOPE@GMAIL.COM TO BE PUT ON OUR WAITING LIST. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE DINNER, COME BY FOR THE AFTERPARTY! Join us Friday, December 8th, at the Holiday Inn...
The Virginia Energy Assistance Program (EAP) assists low-income households in meeting their immediate home energy needs. The EAP consists of four components: Fuel Assistance, Crisis Assistance, Cooling Assistance and Weatherization Assistance. Click on the flyer for more information.
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Provide programs, events, activities and services for people living with MS in Southwest Virginia and the surrounding areas, including veterans.
Educate and empower people with MS, their care partners, friends and family. We will guide people to organizations that may be able to assist with their needs.
Contribute to awareness in the community, including educational programs to young people, first responders and community organizations.
Encourage and expand support groups to include assisted-living facilities, homebound people and help others start upbeat groups like ours.