Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Watch our Progress in MS Research Live Update 2020 to hear from MS experts on the latest research. Joining us this year are speakers Associate Professor Kaylene Young, Associate Professor Todd Hardy, and Dr Yvonne Learmonth, and hosts Dr Julia Morahan and Breony Heanue.
Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb.
You'll hear about:
The future of remyelination therapies,
New MS treatments: From the lab to the clinic – A neurologist’s insight
Managing MS through adapting your lifestyle – a holistic approach.
MS Research Australia is the only national organisation dedicated to funding and coordinating multiple sclerosis research in Australia, as part of the worldwide effort to solve MS. Its goal is to accelerate research: into the cause, better treatments and prevention, with the aim of ultimately finding a cure for MS.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults, often diagnosed between the ages of 20 to 40 and affects three times more women than men. As yet, there is no cure. MS is the result of damage to myelin -- a protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system. When myelin is damaged, this interferes with messages between the brain and other parts of the body. The symptoms of MS are different for each person; sometimes they even vary within the same person. For some, MS is characterised by periods of relapse and remission, while for others it has a progressive pattern. For everyone, it makes life unpredictable.
Watch our Progress in MS Research Live Update 2020 to hear from MS experts on the latest research. Joining us this year are speakers Associate Professor Kaylene Young, Associate Professor Todd Hardy, and Dr Yvonne Learmonth, and hosts Dr Julia Morahan and Breony Heanue.
Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb.
You'll hear about:
The future of remyelination therapies,
New MS treatments: From the lab to the clinic – A neurologist’s insight
Managing MS through adapting your lifestyle – a holistic approach.
MS Research Australia is the only national organisation dedicated to funding and coordinating multiple sclerosis research in Australia, as part of the worldwide effort to solve MS. Its goal is to accelerate research: into the cause, better treatments and prevention, with the aim of ultimately finding a cure for MS.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults, often diagnosed between the ages of 20 to 40 and affects three times more women than men. As yet, there is no cure. MS is the result of damage to myelin -- a protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system. When myelin is damaged, this interferes with messages between the brain and other parts of the body. The symptoms of MS are different for each person; sometimes they even vary within the same person. For some, MS is characterised by periods of relapse and remission, while for others it has a progressive pattern. For everyone, it makes life unpredictable.
![[Behind the Scenes] What is MS?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gWoJU8GKkJU/mqdefault.jpg "[Behind the Scenes] What is MS?
Take a look at the Behind the Scenes video and hear from MS Australia as to why this is such an important educational resource for the general public and people living with MS, especially those newly diagnosed.
What is MS? video: https://youtu.be/iT2Vr4BLXfQ
www.msaustralia.org.au")
