A new class of treatment approaches for MS being studied are Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) inhibitors, or BTKi. Designed as once-daily oral enzyme inhibitors, BTK inhibitors target specific immune cells…
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Our immune system is a vast and powerful network, filled with specialized cells and proteins designed to protect us from infections and diseases. However, in autoimmune diseases like MS, some…
The Rocky Mountain MS Center began offering hydrotherapy classes for people living with MS and other neurological conditions in 1992. Michele Harrison, Rocky Mountain MS Center Hydrotherapy Coordinator and Licensed…
An Interview with Sara Froelich of the Chronic Care Collaborative Living with a chronic disease like MS requires many different forms of self-advocacy. Whether that’s persistence in getting your questions…
After years of painstaking work in the laboratory, Dr. Jeffrey Bennett and Dr. Gregory Owens at the Rocky Mountain MS Center at the University of Colorado, have identified an antibody…
At the Rocky Mountain MS Center, we endorse a three-part treatment approach aimed at maximizing lifelong brain health and minimizing damage done by MS in the brain. The first component…
Social connection is essential for our lives and improves our physical health and mental and emotional well-being. Connecting socially can take many forms in our lives. At the core, it’s…
A valuable and multi-faceted arena of health and wellbeing is life enrichment. Enrichment encompasses a wide range of elements that add to the quality of our lives and our health…
A whole new family of drugs is currently being studied very aggressively for the treatment of MS: Tyrosine kinases Inhibitors. Tyrosine kinases (TYKs) are intracellular enzymes that play a key…
Over the past several months, there has been increased interest in the relationship between the Epstein Barr Virus and multiple sclerosis. A study conducted by a Harvard University research team…
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Kerri Cechovic is the Director of Programs at the Rocky Mountain MS Center, and one of the key authors for InforMS Magazine.