For adults living with MS, along with the partners and family caregivers who often carry the worry in silence, multiple sclerosis mental health can feel like the missing piece in everyday care. Emotional wellness challenges such as irritability, anxiety, low mood, and...
Although no diet has been proven to change the course of multiple sclerosis, nutritious foods like fresh fruit and low-fat dairy may help you fight fatigue, dietitians say. Fatigue caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most common symptoms of the disease, and...
Last week was a long, hard week. I pushed through pain, frustrations, difficulties, weariness, weakness, emotional stress, financial strain, the unexpected, and loneliness. If I was to list everything I dealt with the list would actually take pages and pages of...
For Canadians newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and chronic pain, along with the family members trying to support them, the early weeks can feel like living with a moving target. Pain may show up alongside fatigue, spasticity, or nerve symptoms, and the...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The most common forms of MS are relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), secondary-progressive MS (SPMS), and primary-progressive MS (PPMS). In relapsing-remitting MS, which 80 to 85 percent of...
MS: Strangest Symptoms From Head to Toe Extreme fatigue, clumsiness, weird prickly sensations, sluggish thinking, wonky vision -- these are classic and common first symptoms of multiple sclerosis, or MS. But the expected stops here. Damage to the central nervous...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a so-called “black box” (“boxed warning”) alert to the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) and its generic version, Glatopa, because of rare but potentially fatal allergic...
Navigating the complexities of multiple sclerosis (MS) often makes adopting a healthy lifestyle feel overwhelming. However, by embracing small, achievable modifications, you can improve your well-being without a radical overhaul of your entire lifestyle. This approach...
We are excited to share the latest research insights from the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (BNAC) presented at the ECTRIMS 2024 meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. This year, BNAC showcased six compelling abstracts highlighting advancements in understanding...
