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National MS eNEWS - November 2013
How what we've learned is changing lives

Live webcast: What we’ve learned is changing lives

On Thursday, Dec 5, join a panel of MS experts as they discuss promising research to repair MS damage and what it means to people living with MS. The Society’s Chief Advocacy, Services and Research Officer, Dr. Tim Coetzee, will be joined by Drs. Ben Barres (Stanford, nerves and myelin-making cells), Barancik-prize winner Jonah Chan (UCSF, myelin repair) and Rhonda Voskuhl (UCLA, sex hormones and nerve protection).

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Related: Early studies begin on new oral treatment for spasticty while Italian researchers assess the ability of skin tissue to repair MS.

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38 New MS Research ProjectsNew Society-funded research

The National MS Society has just launched 38 new MS research projects, with multiyear commitments totaling $19.4 million. This commitment is the latest in the Society’s relentless research effort to find solutions for everyone affected by MS.

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The Hughes Sisters Study seeks relatives of people with MS

Want to help end MS? Researchers are now recruiting 5,000 people who have at least one first-degree relative with a diagnosis of MS for a study testing a new method of identifying people at risk for MS. The results may influence the design of strategies to prevent MS in the future.

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More MS News

Nov 13: Results from FDA advisory panel meeting to consider approval of Lemtrada™ (alemtuzumab)

Oct 30: Can measuring walking speed help to track MS progression?

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Biogen Idec; Genzyme, a Sanofi company; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
MS Active Source Genzyme, a Sanofi company Novartis Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
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