NEW YORK, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS IS A MULTIVU REPORT. EVERY HOUR IN THE US, SOMEONE IS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, A LIFE ALTERING DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
M-S HAS NO CURE, BUT NOW THERE'S EXCITING NEW HOPE FOR THOSE WITH THE DISEASE.
THE NATIONAL M-S SOCIETY IS DEVOTING 30 MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND THE "PROMISE 2010 CAMPAIGN" TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE.
THE INITIATIVE -- THE LARGEST TARGETED M-S CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY -- FOCUSES ON FOUR AREAS: NERVOUS SYSTEM REPAIR AND PROTECTION, CARE AND TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH M-S, THE SONYA SLIFKA LONGITUDINAL STUDY, WHICH FOLLOWS PATIENTS OVER TIME TO UNDERSTAND HOW M-S AFFECTS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE M-S LESION PROJECT, THE MOST EXTENSIVE ATTEMPT EVER MADE TO MAP AND UNDERSTAND M-S DAMAGE SEEN IN THE BRAIN.
DR. PETER CALABRESI, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
"This really is a new chapter in M-S research and this international initiative should serve as a springboard for translating basic lab findings into new and exciting treatments for M-S patients in the future."
FOR MORE, CALL 1-800-FIGHT-MS OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG.
I'M DANIELLE ADDAIR.
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