Evolving science in MS is putting new possibilities within reach
There are new reasons to hope, thanks to an important discovery that may help explain why people living with MS can experience physical and/or cognitive changes over time.
There’s more to stability than you think
Have you ever wondered why you experience things like balance issues, debilitating fatigue, or brain fog, even without changes on your MRIs?
If you’ve dismissed changes to how you perform everyday tasks as aging, stress, or a bad day, you aren’t alone. It’s normal to think these signs are something else, but they could suggest that your MS is changing.
Brain fog
2 MS processes, 1 important understanding
There's an important development that could significantly impact the future of MS. Scientists now better understand that there are 2 processes that help explain how MS works: the acute processA process in MS that causes damage quickly, leading to relapses and MRI activity., which primarily causes relapsesAn event during which MS symptoms temporarily get worse or new symptoms appear, followed by a remission during which symptoms usually improve. Relapses are associated with the acute process. Also known as: flare-ups, attacks. and MRI activityAreas of inflammation and/or damage in the central nervous system that healthcare providers can see on magnetic resonance imaging, also known as an MRI., and the chronic smoldering processA process that happens only in the brain and is ongoing from the start of MS. This process slowly causes damage that results in disability progression. Also known as: compartmentalized inflammation, chronic progressive process, smoldering MS, smoldering neuroinflammation., which can cause physical and cognitive challenges over time.
Keep exploring the evolving science in MS and learn how it could change the future of MS management.