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Research has shown that, for people living with MS, regular exercise and physical activity can improve their quality of life while helping to manage MS symptoms.

But research has also shown that people living with MS tend to be less active than people in the general population. In response, the National MS Society convened a group of experts to develop fact-based guidance for promoting exercise and lifestyle physical activity for all people with MS, regardless of their ability level.

Joining me to talk about these exercise recommendations along with some of the real benefits that exercise produces for people living with MS is Dr. Nora Fritz, a board-certified Neurologic Physical Therapist and an Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Program in the Department of Health Care Sciences and Department of Neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, where she's also the Director of the Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory.

Dr. Katz Sand's recent and current research studies include a clinical trial of dietary interventions for MS and exploring the role of the gut microbiome in MS. Dr. Katz Sand is also a member of the National MS Society's Wellness Research Work Group where, over the past year, she's led the work of the Nutrition Wellness Subgroup.

We're also looking at how a recent announcement about a new MS vaccine caught fire on social media. And we'll tell you what that news was really all about!

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And thank you for this very nice (and totally unexpected) surprise!  1:22

Did you hear about the new MS vaccine?  3:31

Study shows a cancer treatment may protect the blood-brain barrier and reduce neuroinflammation  9:05

Study shows social support is linked to mental health, quality of life, and motor function in people with MS  11:29

My interview with Dr. Ilana Katz Sand  14:23

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Donate to the National MS Society COVID-19 Response Fund  31:52

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National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS

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STUDY: A Noninflammatory mRNA Vaccine for Treatment of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

STUDY: Blocking PDGF-CC Signaling Ameliorates Multiple Sclerosis-Like Neuroinflammation by Inhibiting Disruption of the Blood-Brain Barrier

STUDY: Social Support is Linked to Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Motor Function in Multiple Sclerosis