Rachel Horne
@rachelhorne19
Journalist with MS, Honorary Research Fellow @QMUL, set up rachelhorneprize.com for Women's Research in MS, Co-Chair @DeNPRU-QM’s patient/ public engagement.
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19-07-2020 13:56:21
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NEW: A headteacher has been paid damages in a landmark disability discrimination case against Ofsted - The schools watchdog refused Kelly Vaughan’s (pictured) request to defer inspection after an MS symptoms relapse (Story: The Guardian Sally Weale)
MSuperstars! It's an Olympic Bronze for L I N A & laviai nielsen in the women's 4X400m relay!! Both have MS. Both Queen Mary University of London grads laviai nielsen is taking home another Bronze from the mixed 4X400m relay.
Did it! After walking 102 miles over rolling English countryside - past medieval churches, historic stately homes, battle fields & ancient burial grounds - I finally finished the Cotswold Way Association! Been tough at times, but so worth it. The official finish marker outside Bath Abbey.
MS/#DomesticAbuse So pleased to see: MS & Abuse: A Conversation with Prof Elizabeth Morrison-Banks & Sue Britt. A complex issue, but so key to raise awareness of it... because it's not going away. Thx E Gyomber & IJMSC. Helen Ford, nikosevangelou3 Part 1
People with MS are far less likely to have Alzheimer's disease, a US study in Annals of Neurology says. The authors - led by Matthew Brier - found MS patients had far fewer amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's, vs adults without MS. WUSM Department of Medicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…
Follow up re: MS protects from Alzheimer's disease (AZD) Pleased to see Prof G Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G has written a neuro's take on it... "The type of dementia that MS causes is quite different to that seen with AZD." buff.ly/3yTG9go
Women who were obese during adolescence have a greater risk of developing MS (& greater inflammation) - but not men, a OMRF study has found. This may help explain why women comprise about 80% of new MS cases, acc to National National MS Society. Cell Metabolism bit.ly/4dVgYZO
Prof G Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G has stopped seeing MS patients so as to devote his time looking at the EBV/MS link. In particular, the role of infectious mononucleosis (IM) plays. "IM increases one’s risk of getting MS. However, the mechanism of IM increasing MS risk is unknown."
Comeback Queen! Overjoyed to see Kadeena Cox, Kadeena Cox OBE, winning team gold after her fall in sprint final on Thursday. With team members Jaco van Gass & Jody Cundy. #Paris2024 #Paralympics theguardian.com/sport/article/…
Tx to Kerstin Hellwig "physicians now have evidence-based information to optimise the treatment of women with MS during this critical time of their life, minimising the risk for the mother & baby," said Dr Emmanuelle Waubant, chair International Women in MS #iWiMS. More info: rachelhorneprize.com/2024-winner