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MS Get a Head Start – Online Research Study

June 4, 2024 | Research, Study, Survey, Trials

MS Get a Head Start are looking for people living with multiple sclerosis to take part in a 6-week online exercise and education programme, as part of a research study with AUT. The good news is that you can complete […]


Study: CFS biomarkers at the time of diagnosis may aid in MS prognosis

May 22, 2024 | News, Research, Study

Certain biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord — around the time of a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis may help predict the time to reaching certain disability milestones among people with a relapsing-remitting (RRMS) disease course, […]


Could a Simple Blood Test Predict MS

May 22, 2024 | News, Research, Study

In this article published by MS Australia, their research on antibodies shows promise that perhaps a simple blood test could predict MS one day. Using a large US biobank, blood from people with MS was screened before and after MS […]


I Will Not Let MS Stand in the Way of My Dreams

April 2, 2024 | Life with MS, Scholarships, Study

We are proud to introduce you to Ashley, one of our 2024 Dorothy L Newman Scholarship recipients. With the support of this scholarship, Ashley will be studying towards a Bachelor of Arts (Education) at Massey University. Good luck Ashley, we […]


Doctors encouraged by early-stage trial of MS stem cell therapy

November 28, 2023 | Research, Study, Treatments, Trials

MSNZ note this was a small trial and it’s in the very early stages but this is an interesting development in stem cell research.  Doctors are cautiously hopeful about a new multiple sclerosis therapy after finding that injecting stem cells […]