You can help to advance MS Research

Stuart SchlossmanMS Research Study and Reports


                                                                  

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Respond to surveys, share your research ideas, advocate for government research progress and funding, learn about clinical trials, and more.

Researchers are committed to finding solutions for everyone affected by MS — the very people who hold the key to the answers. Without participants in research studies, MS research would come to a standstill.

People with MS, and sometimes family members, can help advance MS research by:

  • volunteering for clinical trials and other studies
  • responding to surveys
  • sharing their voices and ideas through NARCOMS and iConquerMSTM, organizations that amass volunteer-submitted information
  • donating DNA from saliva and blood samples
  • arranging for brain or spinal cord donation to a tissue bank; this type of donation is incredibly valuable and truly appreciated by all who are involved in moving toward a world free of MS.  Blood samples also can be donated for use in MS research studies.

Assess each opportunity and make an informed decision before agreeing to participate — understand the possible benefits and risks (Guide to Participating in Clinical Trials .pdf).

Everyone can get involved to support research investment, or advocate so that Congress provides funding for MS research and supports other efforts such as understanding incidence and prevalence.

Participate in a Clinical Trial

Clinical trials help to determine if treatments and other interventions are safe and effective. Studies enrolling diverse populations are monitored to ensure that the rights and safety of all participants are protected. Without the participation of people with MS, it would be impossible to develop new and better solutions.

Surveys and Other Research Studies

Conducted by investigators seeking to answer scientific or health policy questions about MS, or by pharmaceutical or medical device companies aiming to develop or improve products for people with MS.

Participate in Genetic Studies

Understanding the role of genes in MS could revolutionize the way MS is diagnosed and treated, and ultimately lead to ending MS forever—through its prevention.

Donate to Tissue Banks

MS tissue banks are laboratories or medical centers which store biological samples from people with MS, often from people who do not have MS, and from family members. Samples commonly include blood, and sometimes umbilical cord blood. Postmortem brain, spinal cord and other specimens from people who had MS are frozen or otherwise preserved.




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