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09/09/2025

This new Australian study has highlighted that people living with multiple sclerosis receive benefits from getting COVID-19 boosters, even if they are on disease-modifying therapies. With infection rates still high around the world, this finding is an important reminder of the value of staying up to date with boosters to ensure the strongest protection possible.

A new Australian study shows COVID-19 boosters improve protection against new variants for people with MS, even when taking immune-suppressing treatments.

08/09/2025

VOTE NOW: I wish more focus was placed on how to manage cognitive symptoms with multiple sclerosis (react with LOVE for YES or WOW for NO)

07/09/2025

Do you have a question that you want answered by leading multiple sclerosis researchers and neurologists from around the world? Ask it via the link below and it will either be answered live during the event or receive a written response to appear on the Patient Community Day website afterwards. This is your opportunity to be involved in this exclusive event!

https://www.ectrimspatientcommunity.eu/ask-the-expert

04/09/2025

A new study using data from the UK MS Register has found that a number of people living with MS experience significant cognitive issues, despite having minimal physical symptoms. The authors suggest that this "underscores the importance of cognitive assessment in MS", as these problems can often be underdiagnosed and left unaddressed.

30/08/2025

At the upcoming ECTRIMS conference, we will be hearing about several of the most promising new avenues for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, including:

CAR-T cell therapy: reprogramming a person’s own immune cells to “reset” the immune system and reduce MS activity.

HSCT (Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant): using chemotherapy to wipe out the faulty immune system and rebuilding it from stem cells.

Remyelination therapies: treatments designed to repair damaged myelin.

Each of these strategies is at a different stage of research, but all have shown promise for the future of MS treatment. Are you excited to see these new approaches being explored? Which one are you most curious about?

28/08/2025

Fatigue, brain fog, walking challenges… many symptoms of MS are well known, but what about the ones no one really talks about? In this HealthCentral article, MS advocate Nicole Pedra opens up about her most surprising symptom. What’s a symptom that caught you off guard?

Multiple sclerosis advocate Nicole Pedra shares the symptom she least expected to experience.

26/08/2025

Recently, the Cambridge Clinical Multiple Sclerosis Research Group shared this video explaining how Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) is used in clinical trials assessing remyelination. With their CCMR Two trial results to be presented at ECTRIMS 2025, we thought it was a great time to provide this update on one of the key outcome measures that was used for this study.

25/08/2025

An interesting new study from Poland has concluded that "increased levels of optimism and disease acceptance, as well as the adoption of health-promoting behaviors, enhance the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis". Understanding that this statement may generate a lot of discussion, we would love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

Full article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-17160-5

21/08/2025

Brett is back with another Facebook Live broadcast to talk about the latest in MS research and to answer all of your questions!

19/08/2025

At 4pm (AEST) on Thursday 21st August, Brett will be online for our next Facebook Live broadcast. It is a great chance to hear about the latest in multiple sclerosis research, ask questions and find out ways that you can get involved. We hope you can join us then!

18/08/2025

Sleep disturbances are a major factor that can worsen fatigue in people living with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Trust has published a helpful article with several strategies to address sleep problems. Have you found these to be effective or can you share other solutions that you have found work for you?

Struggling to get restful sleep with MS? Our latest blog shares five top expert-backed tips to help you wind down, sleep better, and wake up feeling more refreshed.

14/08/2025

This post isn’t about politics — but it’s important to be clear: funding cuts like this have a serious impact on multiple sclerosis research and can significantly slow progress. High-quality science needs to be championed and supported and we must continue to use our voice to advocate for this!

Trump administration's federal funding freeze has meant some of the world’s most prominent researchers at Harvard are laying off young scientists and shelving years or even decades of research. Some research might be lost forever.