Past Podcast Episodes

While we're tracking the breakthroughs and discoveries that move us closer to solving the riddle of multiple sclerosis, it's also important to remember that people living with MS need help today. Some of them need help with even the most basic sorts of daily tasks. My guests on the podcast are Angela Lett and Alison Payne from Helping Hands, a non-profit organization that helps adults with MS and other mobility impairments live independent lives by providing them with a very special service animal — a highly trained capuchin monkey — to live in their home and assist them with the tasks of everyday living.

We're also talking about how 3D printing technology is paving the way for important MS research.  And we're talking about the cutting-edge research by an award-winning neuroscientist who is investigating the effects of aging on mylenation. And Canadian researchers may have identified an anti-depressant that can be re-purposed to treat Progressive MS.

We have a lot to talk about! So are you ready for RealTalk MS?

If you're looking for no-cost customized, personalized, one-on-one expert advice on all sorts of issues that people with MS encounter, you're going to want to pay attention to my conversation with Kay Julian, Executive Vice-President of Services at the National MS Society.

We're also talking about the demographic imbalance in MS clinical trials, and why that matters. (And you can find the Accelerated Cure Project's MS Minority Research Engagement Report here).

We're discussing the initial results of a clinical trial of a stem cell therapy that may reverse physical disability in progressive MS. It may turn out that a drug designed to improve walking for people with MS may have some additional benefits. And we're also talking about research from Penn State that may explain one reason why 50% of the people living with MS are going to be diagnosed with depression.