MS News: July 2015
Because of the summer holidays, less positive news has filtered through. Either way, enjoy, and hopefully more next month! Research Gene Regulating Treatment Response in Multiple Sclerosis Identified New Study Evaluates The Role of MRI in Monitoring MS Progression Multiple Sclerosis Nano-Drugs in Liposomes Could Treat Multiple Sclerosis Altered Immune Cells in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients Cause Reduced Immune Capacity MS Study Uses Findings on Quality of Life Issues To Develop New Confidence-Building Intervention Nutra Pharma Working on Pediatric MS Treatment Based on Venom Multiple Sclerosis News Today Identifying MS Gene Mutations Could Make Personalized Treatment Possible Multiple Sclerosis … Brain Scan To Detect Multiple Sclerosis, Other Brain Abnormalities Why medical research matters New MS Study Shows TYSABRI Improves Cognitive Impairment AB Science announces successful non futility test for…
Use it or lose it!
"I much prefer a writer’s slow process from that one, flickering half a sentence in my head to it eventually making it into my handbag's notebook or onto the internet. After all, writing in Ireland is a national illness, or a survival instinct of sorts. A lot of ideas come to me by my own form of public crowdsourcing; listening to people and picking up a few words here or there, thinking those words could eventually become a new piece."
Fake it ’til you make it!
"Your conscious mind gives your unconscious the task to change your outlook on life, and it is slowly being bent into thinking you’re a champion within your own league. The beauty is this: the brain in fact doesn’t really know the difference between your mind’s visualisation and reality. And therein lies the power, not the slightly negative connotation of wanting-to-be/do-something, but the positivity of having or being it already. If need be, fake it ’til you make it!"
Older, and dafter too!
Another year older today, and another year dafter too. Kookier. Most definitely away with the faeries. Never one to take myself too seriously unless needed, I am taking my new number in my stride. Having family and friends I love and who in return, seem to like me enough to give me a place in their own busy lives, is all I need to know. Asked how I ended up in Dublin, celebrating my birthday in Ireland for a 13th consecutive year, is a recurring question. The answer? The bonkers idea since age 15ish, that life in Ireland was ‘it’, a dream so titanic in size I was afraid it might never work out.
That thing people call ‘summer’
"It's just another one of those very paradoxical facts of life: as a person with MS, you lack vitamin D. The only way to get good vitamin D into your body is to spend time in the sun. If heat sensitivity is part of your long list of MS symptoms, though, you can't sit outdoors in the sun because your other MS symptoms get worse. Result? You choose to stay out of the sun, and therefore continue to lack vitamin D."
MS News: June 2015
There’s only one topic in the Highlight! part of the good news list this month. In my view, more private firms should be involved in clinical research, sponsorships of medical institutions etc. In essence, it’s in everyone’s best interests, i.e. everyone’s health, theirs included. What’s your view on this? Answer below!
Detailed Trigeminal Neuralgia info
Types ° Typical TN ° Atypical TN ° Pre-TN ° Multiple-sclerosis-related TN ° Secondary TN ° Post-traumatic TN (trigeminal neuropathy) ° Failed TN