Did you know that on July 10th MSWorld will celebrate its 18th Birthday?
MSWorld began in July of 1996 with just SIX people in a chat room. We now have a membership base of over 110,000 people worldwide!
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MSWorld began in July of 1996 with just SIX people in a chat room. We now have a membership base of over 110,000 people worldwide!
Click here or on the graphic to donate.
Join us in celebrating this amazing milestone, where people around the world are coming to MSWorld to gain support and help end the isolation brought on by Multiple Sclerosis.
You can also share your thoughts on this Message Board Thread.
Want to see some Video Trailers that MSWorld’s President, Kathleen Wilson, has made for MSWorld’s 18th Birthday? Click below:
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For more information about MSWorld's Birthday Celebration, click here.
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| What's New on the Message Boards... |
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| 2014 CMSC Conference Coverage Highlights |
    
What are we missing in MS Research?
 Dr. Kantor and Dr. Stanley Cohan, Director of the Providence MS Center, tell us what we're currently missing with research in MS.
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Exercise and MS  Dr. Kantor talks with Dr. Susan Kushner, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, about the importance of exercise and Multiple Sclerosis. Click here or on the graphic to view this video.
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| 'When I Walk', an MS Documentary |
 'When I Walk', an MS Documentary done by Jason DaSilva, premiered on PBS, June 23rd. The film is a candid and brave chronicle of one young man’s struggle to adapt to the harsh realities of M.S. while holding on to his personal and creative life. If you missed the movie and want to watch, it will be available online until July 24th, click here to watch. Join the conversation about this film on this Message Board Thread. If you could ask filmmaker, Jason DaSilva, a question... what would it be? Click here to answer! To read a review on this film, done by an MSWorld Volunteer, click here. If you would like to purchase this documentary on Amazon, click here. Amazon.com will donate 5% of your purchase to MSWorld by clicking on the purchase link above If you would like to Host a POV Premiere Party for 'When I Walk', click here. |
| JK Rowling tells of her mother’s battle with multiple sclerosis |
JK Rowling has spoken of how her mother’s death from multiple sclerosis (MS) had a major impact on her as a teenager as she became the first person ever to guest edit Women’s Hour.
 The Harry potter author, who will use Monday morning’s BBC Radio 4 show to highlight issues close to her heart, says that her mother Anne’s death in 1990, at the age of 45, was an “enormous shock”.Rowling, who set up the Anne Rowling Clinic of research neurological diseases in her memory, said the aggressive form of MS that ravaged her mother for a decade has changed her life forever. To read this full article, click here. The Telegraph (UK) April 28, 2014 |
"Every day is an opportunity to Express Yourself Beyond MS!™"
Come check out MSWorld’s Creative Center! Share your work with other members and let each other know how much you appreciate their work by leaving comments! A place to “Express Yourself Beyond MS” and enjoy our members wonderful talent! If you have any questions please e-mail: creativecenter@msworld.org
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 Front Porch Sittin' by Ashley Ringstaff aka Ringer1319/RingpOP |
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| What's New in the Newsroom?? |
 A team at the University of California at San Francisco led by Jonah Chan, PhD, has identified a group of compounds approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for various disorders that might also stimulate myelin repair. They report the findings in Nature Medicine (Published online July 6, 2014). This study was mainly funded by friends of the MS Research Group at UCSF, with additional support from the National MS Society Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Award to Dr. Chan and the UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute Catalyst Award for Innovation. To read this full article, click here. National MS Society July 7, 2014 |
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