The MS Society’s largest-ever fundraising appeal, for the Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair, has been launched. The Centre has made significant breakthroughs in recent years- discovering myelin repair is possible in the lab- however £2.1m is now needed to make a treatment to repair myelin a reality.
The work being carried out by Professor Robin Franklin, Director of the Cambridge Centre, and his colleagues at the Edinburgh Centre for Translational Research, has the potential to benefit everyone with all types of MS around the world. A treatment to stop and even reverse the damage caused by MS is now expected in the next 10-15 years, giving hope to everyone living with the condition.
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The Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair was set up by the MS Society in 2005 to ultimately develop and test therapies that regenerate lost myelin in people with MS.
Two years later the MS Society set up the Edinburgh Centre for Translational Research, which aims to translate early laboratory findings into real treatments for people with the condition. Researchers at the two centres have worked closely together and results so far have exceeded expectations.
The MS Society now hopes this further investment of £2.1m will bring potential myelin repair treatments closer to fruition.
MS is the most common neurological condition affecting young adults.
An estimated 100,000 people have MS in the UK however there's currently no cure and few effective treatments.
MS is the result of damage to myelin- the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system.
Symptoms range from loss of sight and mobility, fatigue, depression and cognitive problems.
'I think we can safely say that here in the UK we're amongst the world leaders in this type of research thanks to the investment that the MS Society has made. This is one of the most exciting recent developments for people living with MS.'
Professor Robin Franklin
'The work being carried out by Professor Franklin and his colleagues gives me and my family hope.
'I’m so hopeful in fact that I have the word ‘hope’ tattooed on my wrist- I carry it with me every day because without hope I have nothing.'
Michelle Robertson, 31, from Glasgow has MS
About the MS Society:
The MS Society (www.mssociety.org.uk) is the UK’s largest charity dedicated to supporting everyone whose life is touched by multiple sclerosis (MS), providing an award-winning freephone helpline (0808 800 8000), specialist MS nurses and funding around 70 vital MS research projects in the UK.
About multiple sclerosis:
MS is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults and an estimated 100,000 people in the UK have MS.
MS is the result of damage to myelin – the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system – which interferes with messages between the brain and the body.
For some people, MS is characterised by periods of relapse and remission while for others it has a progressive pattern.
Symptoms range from loss of sight and mobility, fatigue, depression and cognitive problems. There is no cure and few effective treatments.
14th November 2011
Diane Primrose
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0208 438 0840
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