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.

Say a machine-learning model cld reliably predict your MS disability progression over the next 2 years? Would you want to know - re future plans/choice of treatments etc? De Brouwer & team from KU Leuven used data from 15,240 adults with MS from 40 countries. PLOS Digital Health

His wife was dying of MS. Determined to find her husband someone, she helped him create a dating profile... dictating words from her bed. “I want Mil to find someone to be with when I’m gone.” And I’m going to be the one to pick her.” Reader it worked. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

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

Numerous studies have shown being positive is linked to a better & longer life. But what if u have MS? Do you think being an optimist or a pessimist has any impact on ur disease? Is ur MS glass half-empty or half-full? (I know we never wanted the d**n glass in the first place).

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

Wishing you all the best in Paris - your 3rd Olympics - Kadeena Cox! And the same to you Ali Smith - heading into ur 2nd!

So sorry to see Paralympic cyclist Kadeena Cox, who has MS, crash out of her race in the women's C4-5 500m time trial. "I didn’t feel comfortable in the gate, my right side is my weak side – I just over compensated & couldn’t balance on my weaker side." metro.co.uk/2024/08/29/bri…

His hypothesis is that treatments to shorten IM period of illness & severity reduces MS risk. "How many of u had IM? Imagine if ur IM was promptly diagnosed & treated with an effective antiviral? Maybe u would not have developed MS. Wouldn’t that be a fantastic story to tell?"

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/…

Congrats to Sarah Adam, 1st woman ever to play on TeamUSA's wheelchair rugby team at the #paraolympics2024. She was diagnosed with MS in 2016 - at 25. "With my MS, I'm constantly told to be careful & take it easy & don't overdo it. In rugby I can show, I don't have to do that."

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

Breakthrough for treating secondary progressive MS! Phase 3 trial for BTK inhibitor, Tolebrutinib, significantly delayed disability progression in ppl with non-relapsing SPMS/smouldering MS. Currently there are NO approved therapies. Sanofi to release more details @ECTRIMS2024.

📣 Calling all MS advocates! Join us at ECTRIMS Patient Community Day on September 20, 2024. Engage with global experts, ask your questions, and be part of the #ECTRIMS4me movement. Register now: ectrims.eu/ectrims2024-pa…