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Life expectancy for people with MS significantly improved

March 30, 2023 | Life with MS, Study

Dr Ruth Leadbetter (NZBRI), Dr Deborah Mason (NZBRI) and co-authors have published a study on multiple sclerosis mortality in New Zealand in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. They studied the life expectancy and risk of dying in New […]


MSOC Study – now recruiting

February 20, 2023 | Education, Life with MS, Study

Lifestyle factors are known to affect the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). The Multiple Sclerosis Online Course (MSOC) has been developed to deliver a widely accessible and user-friendly educational tool regarding modification of lifestyle related risk factors for people with MS. The […]


Participants needed to share experiences of physical activity – AUT

August 29, 2022 | Life with MS, Study

AUT is currently conducting a narrative study to explore the experience of physical activity of those people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and in what ways you keep active and why.  The research is interview based, will be proactive in […]


Funding opportunity

May 10, 2022 | Funding, Research, Study, Training

MSNZ is delighted with the announcement from the New Zealand MS Research Trust that they have received funding of NZ$150,000 a year for three years to support neurologists who wish to travel overseas to specialise in the treatment of people […]


Have you travelled overseas for Stem Cell aHSCT treatment?

May 3, 2022 | Advocacy, Research, Study, Treatments

New Zealand Neurologists are undertaking a survey of people who have travelled overseas to have a bone marrow (stem cell / aHSCT) transplant for multiple sclerosis. The study involves answering a questionnaire and giving consent for doctors to access your […]