Dream team - 120+ people with #mnd recruited to MND-SMART Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, with another joining today. We’re grateful to every single participant 👏🏾

Relevant to our systematic review on intersection of pain and cognitive impairment in #multiplesclerosis. Just accepted. Tweet to follow! Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic #FUTUREMS Stella Glasmacher David Gillespie *Fraser brown (not on twitter)

Via ACTRIMS®: ​Imaging of people with relapsing remitting #MultipleSclerosis revealed no benefit from high-dose #VitaminD compared with a low-dose regimen, according to a phase 3 randomized, double-blind trial: bit.ly/3YbzVPu #neurotwitter #MS #ACTRIMSForum @AANMember

Biomarkers of Major Depression? Well, not really...and not for lack of trying... Happy to share our latest preprint on the subject -> medrxiv.org/content/10.110… We realize, of course, that predicting diagnosis is neither the most useful nor the most interesting goal. However,...

(1 of 5) 📢We're recruiting! Positions for Aug 2023 #EdinburghUni Deadline Apr 17th. 1) Clinical Fellow in Regenerative Neurology - 1yr 2) Clinical PhD Scholar - 3yr with #PhD registration 3) Graduate Research Practitioner - 1yr #graduatejob More about each in 🧵below!

People eligible for the spring booster will be contacted about their appointment. Due to maintenance on the national booking portal, not all clinics may be visible over the coming days. If you need to reschedule, but can't find a suitable appointment, please keep checking. 1/2

Octopus, the world's first multi-arm, multi-stage trial for progressive MS, has started recruitment! #StopMS But what is Octopus? And how does it work? Trial lead Professor Jeremy Chataway explains Octopus and how it will test treatments.📽️⬇️ Read more: mssoc.uk/40WZGVM

There’s still time to apply for the Rowling Clinical Fellow post - closing Mon 17th April. In this short video, Hatice tells you more about the Rowling Clinical Fellows position. #Research_MS #Research_MND For full video & application link visit: annerowlingclinic.org/careers/fellow

Stroke Cochrane Corner summary of our recent perceptual disorders review, just published... Interventions for Perceptual Disorders in Stroke: A Systematic Review ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST…

Huntington’s Disease Specialist Scottish Huntington's Association Are you looking for a role in which you will contribute to improving the lives of families in your community and beyond? bit.ly/3ZZBJw4 £31,615 – £34,976 FT Lothian Home based at present #CharityJob

A summary of studies on remyelinating agents for multiple sclerosis is somewhat unimpressive with most drugs failing. Clemastine is likely the most promising, but will it work in [actively recruiting] phase III trials? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37047344/

1 out of 2 people with #MultipleSclerosis have fatigue worsening over 5 years, which is then associated with lower income, increasing disability, injectable DMTs, and increasing depression. #NACTRIMS Registry study from @UTSWNews 🔽 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Great to see Ranj Singh on BBC Morning Live bringing attention to the OCTOPUS trial for #MSAwarenessWeek. OCTOPUS is a multi-arm multi-stage trial, which allows our researchers to test treatments for progressive #MS much faster than traditional #ClinicalTrials.

Good luck to SHA supporters taking on the 23 mile Glasgow #Kiltwalk this weekend. They include staff from Florence House care home, Govan, who have been inspired by Huntington's families and our work to ensure they have specialist support. Thank you! #Glasgowkiltwalk #TeamSHA

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention. At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem. Let’s dig deeper:

Our rapidly expanding MS team is recruiting for Specialist Nurses - get in touch if you’re interested in joining the team Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic Hester Niven apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…