MS

A number of studies have been promising discoveries, and in 2009 a year, the promise that with multiple sclerosis. It was a year that more research and researchers have seen, and despite the economic environment that resulted in some slowdown in finance, there is every reason to be optimistic that an improved efficiency of financial returns you to unprecedented levels.

National MS Society reports that it has provided over $ 33.5 million for 345 new and ongoing projects to support, plus 1.5 million U.S. dollars in funding for drug development subsidiary. They also report that the activities of MS activists gave 5 million U.S. dollars budget earmarked for MS research in 2009 from Department of Defense.

The company has identified three research objectives: stop the MS, reverse damage and restore function and end MS forever. Here are some of the results of the research is seen as closer to their goals.

Stop MS

There are promising indications that early treatment because the treatment is given within one year after diagnosis defined, can significantly delay the progression of the disease.

Novartis International AG is slowing in trials with an oral medication and reduced recurrence rates and progression of disability.

Another oral drug, EMD Serono has been developed to be submitted to the FDA for approval. It would be the first oral disease modifying treatment for relapsing forms of MS.

An international working group convened by the National MS Society publishes distinguish what leads you to a groundbreaking work, "neurologist through the complex process of MS from other diseases. MS is a very difficult disease to diagnose, especially in a very early stage.

A Harvard study and two studies at the State University of New York Buffalo found links between smoking and brain tissue damage observed on MRI scans of people with MS, confirmed earlier studies showing that cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing MS develops.

Early small studies are underway to test the potential of a certain type of adult stem cells, whether they have the potential for turning repair MS attacks the nervous system and stimulate.

Reverse MS damage and restore function

MS Society has a number of international groups of scientists together and applied for grants to encourage researchers to study specific promise: to protect the therapy and vice versa, neurological damage, a dysfunction in brain blood flow may contribute to damage to the nervous system, published paper, shows a complex network of interacting proteins during brain development plays an important role in the failure of myelin repair, play, knowledge of nerve tissue injury and repair reported recommendation by the FDA for an oral medication as a temporary improvement shows the average speed of approval and support of an oral medication to treat of uncontrollable laughter and / or cry.

Forever Ending MS

A genetic study was initiated to identify the most common genes that make that person liable to contribute to the development of MS.

Studies at the University of Buffalo, New York and Italy are growing findings examine the link between Epstein-Barr virus with MS.

There were two studies in Nature Genetics identified the genes and gene regions, which publishes the help vulnerable people in the development of MS.

Researchers in Britain and Canada, found evidence for a direct interaction between vitamin D and a gene variant that increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis.

MS Society must find an international workshop on ways to focus on the cause of MS, the factors driving the evolution of the disease and ways to estimate the frequency of MS. Also, for a conference to support MS research and promote new ideas for research.

The development of multiple sclerosis research and performance in 2009 gives cause for great optimism that we are on the way to a better understanding of the disease, to find new treatments, and finally learn how to prevent the disease altogether.