2012: Sweeping Advances Made in MS Research

Source: National MS Society
December 2012

• The approval of a second oral therapy for relapsing forms of MS and
  other emerging treatments progressing through the development pipeline;
• The launch of the International Progressive MS Collaborative, the largest
  effort to date to speed research to stop progressive forms of MS;
• The discovery of what could be a target of the immune attack in people with MS,
  which may lead to new understanding of the disease and new treatment
  strategies;
• The completion of the first human
  trial of an experimental therapy targeting myelin repair;
• Progress in restoring functions
  using innovative rehabilitation techniques, including memory enhancement using a technique involving
  stories and imagery to solidify learning, and improving balance and mobility with specific exercises; and
• Advances in uncovering MS triggering
  factors, bringing us closer to finding ways to prevent the disease; and
  many other advances pushing us closer to a world free of MS.

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