Study: Most MS Patients Don’t Stick with Drug Treatment

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, debilitating disease that attacks the neurological system, affecting both body and brain function. A recent study of Canadian MS  patients revealed that fewer than half of them consistently use MS medications for 2+ years.  The drugs, known as DMDs (disease-modifying drugs) have been proven to slow the progress of [...]

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Posted May 12, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Benefits of Brain Fitness, Brain exercise, Brain plasticity, Memory, Neuroscience, Research studies

Multiple Sclerosis and Memory

A recent study published in the journal Neurology shows that high levels of mental activity may reduce some of the cognitive deficits characteristic of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study found that people with a mentally active lifestyle had high scores on learning and memory tests regardless of the amount of brain damage they had.  Those [...]

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Posted July 6, 2010 by Amy Abramowitz under Alzheimer's disease, Benefits of Brain Fitness, Memory, Neuroscience, Posit Science software