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November 9, 2017January 4, 2018

Longevity Receives $316,000 Grant to See if Its Nerve-cell-protecting Therapy Will Work in MS

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Longevity Biotech has received a $316,384 grant from the National MS Society to see if LBT-3627, the nerve cell-protecting therapy it has tested in Parkinson’s, can work in multiple sclerosis as well. ... Read more

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017

MS Society of Canada Creates ‘Wellness Toolbox’ to Help Patients Manage Their Disease

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The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada — with input from both experts and patients — has developed a “wellness toolbox” with strategies to help multiple sclerosis ... Read more

August 23, 2017August 24, 2017

Nortis Awarded $688K Grant from NIH to Develop ‘Living’ Model of Blood-Brain Barrier for Research

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Nortis, a Seattle-based biotech company, has received a $688,000 grant by the National Institutes of Health to create a living, 3-D model of the human blood-brain ... Read more

June 15, 2017June 16, 2017

IQuity Given $1M NIH Grant to Advance Research into RNA-based Diagnostic Tests for MS

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1 million grant to IQuity, a Nashville-based company looking into novel RNA targets that ultimately benefit patients ... Read more

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Canada, World’s Multiple Sclerosis Capital, Launches 3-Way Collaboration to Research MS Progression

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Three Canadian entities — Toronto-based Biogen Canada and the MS Society of Canada, and Montreal-based Brain Canada — have jointly invited researchers to establish a multiple sclerosis (MS) progression cohort in Canada. ... Read more

November 29, 2016November 29, 2016

NIH Grant to Support Research into Role of Copper in Demyelination

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $45,000 grant to a team of investigators, led by Tia Walker, PhD, at Indiana University Northwest, to support a research project ... Read more

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016

Queen’s University Belfast Awarded £2M in Bid to Reverse Myelin Damage in MS

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Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are studying how myelin might be repaired, in an attempt to reverse the damage caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). The more than £2 ... Read more

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016

Study That May Benefit MS Patients Awarded Grant from National Stem Cell Foundation

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A research project that aims to explore how astrocytes can be manipulated to stop or prevent neurodegeneration has received a grant from the National Stem Cell ... Read more

January 26, 2016January 26, 2016

National MS Society Awards Grant to London Researchers

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The National Multiple Sclerosis Society in the U.S. has awarded a new grant to a University College London (UCL) research team to continue work into compounds with the potential to ... Read more

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