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MS Research: What does the “cure” mean to you?

For people living with multiple sclerosis the “cure” means different things to different people. For people who have just been diagnosed, the cure will stop MS in its tracks. For people who have lived with MS and have experienced loss of mobility and other serious impairments, the cure means repair of the nervous system and recovery of lost functions.

For people with a family history of MS, the cure will allow their children or grandchildren to live a life free from MS.

The research funded by the MS Society addresses all three definitions of a cure. Research is multi-faceted but with clear purpose:

  • to find a cure for MS,

  • protect the nervous system and repair damage caused by MS, and

  • improve monitoring and management of the disease.

New support for MS researchers – and the people they serve

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CCSVI and MS

Multiple Sclerosis Research: The Effort to End MSFor more information on the research effort supported by the MS Society of Canada please see the publication Multiple Sclerosis Research: The Effort to End MS.
Stem Cell Research
What is the promise of stem cell research in relation to multiple sclerosis? Find out more.
Dr. Ruth Ann Marrie
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On May 27, 2010, the MS Society of Canada hosted the annual MS Research Teleconference. This year, Dr. Ruth Ann Marrie discussed the latest in MS research including CCSVI and took questions from callers.
Dr. Samuel K. Ludwin is one of Canada’s leading researchers and world-renowned for his work on remyelination and demyelination related to multiple sclerosis. When he speaks, people listen.

“We have reached a unique time of exciting opportunities in MS research. Now is the time for Canada to chart a new course towards a cure for multiple sclerosis,” said Dr. Ludwin, a researcher at Queen’s University and Kingston General Hospital.

Dr. Ludwin has agreed to lead a new project for the MS Society of Canada, one that will attract high quality researchers to work in Canada on a cure for MS. The project will also help to keep some of our brightest young scientific minds engaged in multiple sclerosis research here, building on the world-class success of researchers like Dr. Donald Paty, Dr. Jack Antel and Dr. Jock Murray.

Dr. Ludwin also believes that success in the lab must ultimately reach the person with MS. “It is vitally important that research always be directed towards the individual, whether the research is about lab science trying to find the cause, cure and treatment of MS or whether it is clinical or health research aimed at improving the prognosis and quality of life for people with MS and their families.”

Summary of MS research accomplishments during the past 10 years.

 

 

 

 

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