Christina Applegate continues to get candid about living with multiple sclerosis three years after going public with her diagnosis. Appearing on “Good Morning America” Wednesday, the Emmy-winning actor shared that she was likely experiencing symptoms “six or seven years” before she was formally diagnosed with the disease. “I noticed, especially the first season [of Netflix’s … Read more
Table tennis could soon be prescribed to “revolutionise” treatment for multiple sclerosis, according to a doctor who is pioneering “ping pong clinics”. Former gynaecologist Dr Antonio Barbera was diagnosed with MS in 2016 and believes the sport has helped him to walk again and regain lost motion. A trial of his Neuropong programme will begin … Read more
MS Society dancers Carly and Ekow with choreographer Bim (Image: ROH ) It was a day of cheers and tears as a group from the MS Society performed in the Paul Hamlyn Hall at the Royal Opera House, the culmination of a 12-week dance residency with The Royal Ballet. Each had their own personal journey … Read more
The MS Society and Royal Ballet dance group (Image: PH ) A group of ordinary people from across the country has come together to create something rather extraordinary. A special performance today at 1pm, February 9, is part of the Royal Opera House’s Creative Exchange Programme, following a 12-week dance residency partnered with the MS … Read more
By Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago. The findings come from a huge project to compare modern DNA with that … Read more
WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago. The findings come from a huge project to compare modern DNA with that culled from ancient humans’ teeth and … Read more
