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Read more about a study which finds shared MS risk genes across different ancestries, and hear the latest from some of our bloggers.
News
- Study finds shared MS risk genes across different ancestries- Researchers have shown that people of South Asian, African and European ancestry share many of the same genetic risk factors for MS.
Blogs
Dealing with temptation – using repurposed drugs before they’re approved for MS- Many trials for MS are testing drugs that are already used for other conditions. This blog outlines why it’s important not to take these drugs before they’ve been approved for MS.
“I did my PhD at the MS Society Tissue Bank 20 years ago. Now I’m Co-Director.”- Dr Roberta Magliozzi tells us how tissue from the MS Society Tissue Bank has shaped research breakthroughs in the past and shares her hopes for where it’ll lead next.
How brains donated decades ago are still changing MS research today- Mia Humphries is a PhD student at Swansea University. We’ve committed to fund her work using brain tissue to find ways to predict how MS progresses.

