/neuro/channels_item/20 en /neuro/node/3039 <p>May is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Month. Laboratory and clinical studies related to MS involve about 50 members of The Neuro’s staff. They study the disease in all its aspects and at every stage with the help of the most advanced brain imaging technology and the latest cell biology techniques.</p> Fri, 04 May 2018 20:49:02 +0000 Ã山ǿ¼é /neuro/node/2607 <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is home to Canada’s first multiple sclerosis (MS) clinic, and MS research and treatment has been a major focus at The Neuro for many years. The MS clinic employs a highly specialized staff who have access to the latest research data and methods of treatment. It is a clinic where innovation and progress are paramount.</p> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 19:44:41 +0000 Ã山ǿ¼é /neuro/node/2408 <p><strong>Drug shown to reduce new attacks/symptom progression in some patients</strong></p> <p>In separate clinical trials, a drug called ocrelizumab has been shown to reduce new attacks in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), and new symptom progression in primary progressive MS.</p> Thu, 22 Dec 2016 20:31:26 +0000 Ã山ǿ¼é /neuro/node/2241 <p>A project led by an MNI researcher has been awarded $6.1 million to study progressive multiple sclerosis.</p> <p>The International Progressive MS Alliance has awarded three $6.1 million Collaborative Network Award grants for a total investment of $18.4 million toward accelerating the pace of progressive MS research. More than 2.3 million people worldwide live with MS and more than one million of those living with the disease have progressive MS.</p> Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:00:45 +0000 Ã山ǿ¼é /neuro/node/2010 <h2>May 2016 - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month</h2> <p> </p> <p>Multiple sclerosis treatment and research has long been a focus at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, known simply as The Neuro, an illustrious member of Ã山ǿ¼é and the Ã山ǿ¼é Health Centre. Indeed, The Neuro introduced Canada’s first MS clinic. The clinic’s highly specialized staff employs the latest research data and treatment methods in a clinical atmosphere of innovation and progress.</p> Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:10:02 +0000 Ã山ǿ¼é /neuro/node/1427 <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro at Ã山ǿ¼é and the MUHC has Canada’s oldest MS clinic but is always innovating - striving for progress and better treatments for patients.</p> <p><strong>What’s new in MS at The Neuro</strong></p> Thu, 07 May 2015 13:58:35 +0000 Ã山ǿ¼é