“[The principle, in building a sewer system, was] of diverting the cause of the mischief to a locality where it can do no mischief. “ Joseph Bazelgette 1819 – 1891…
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Doctors told [my] parents, “It will go away in a year. We’ve told you kids can’t get MS.” But Briana Landis did have MS. She is one of approximately 5%…
The notion of a gut/brain connection is not a new one (in 1981 there was an international symposium in Florence, Italy on “The Gut-Brain Axis: A New Frontier”), but within…
Imagine how exciting it must have been. It is 1981 and you are using cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to scan the brain of a person with multiple sclerosis….
The hardships caused by MS are not restricted to those that have the disease, but can extend to their familial caregivers as well. Caregivers report increased mental health issues, such…
Complex. This is perhaps the word used most often in discussions of the origins of MS. Some diseases are caused by a single broken gene, such as cystic fibrosis, which…
From “balance dogs” trained as mobility aids to family pets that provide emotional comfort, animals play important supporting roles in the lives of many people with MS. Add therapy horses…
When a woman becomes pregnant, her immune system must strike a delicate balance. If it is too reactive, it can target her fetus as an alien invader. If it is…
It has been over 40 years since the first research on the connection between vitamin D and MS was published, but the full story is still murky. Vitamin D is…
For people with MS, temperature matters. Anything that increases core body temperature, from fevers to exercise, can trigger temporary episodes of neurological symptoms. This phenomenon, first described all the way…
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