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Imagine that, using your smartphone, you log into a Zoom call from home. You connect with your MS specialist and, while you're chatting, an artificial intelligence-based system is analyzing biometric measurements that will enable your doctor to deliver or fine-tune an MS treatment plan that's been personalized to meet your exact needs.

That's the vision driving NeuraLight, an early-stage company that's, first, aiming to re-write clinical trial design and accelerate new drug development. Joining me to give us an exclusive briefing on NeuraLight's game-changing mission is the co-founder and CEO of NeuraLight, Micha Breakstone.

We're also sharing the results of a pilot study that looked at the impact of intermittent fasting on people living with MS.

We'll tell you about a study that explored how social support affected the quality of sleep among people living with MS during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We've talked a lot about neurofilament light chain in past episodes of RealTalk MS. In this episode, we'll tell you about Labcorp's 2,000 patient service centers that now offer a blood test to measure neurofilament light chain levels. (And we'll tell you why that's a very good thing!)

We'll also share the results of a study that shows how experts may be underestimating the economic burden of living with MS in Canada.

And if you think you might be interested in participating in a study designed to measure the impact of different diets on MS, we'll give you the details about how you can get involved.

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

NeuraLight's vision of the future :22

Intermittent fasting produces immune and metabolic changes in people with MS 1:28

Study shows social support is a predictor of sleep quality in people with MS during the COVID-19 pandemic 4:30

Labcorp announces availability of neurofilament light chain blood test 6:39

CanProCo research shows the economic burden of living with MS in Canada may be underestimated 8:58

Dr. Terry Wahls is recruiting for a study of how 3 different diets impact MS 12:16

Micha Breakstone gives us an exclusive briefing about how NeuraLight may change everything (for the better!) when it comes to MS drug development and MS care 15:28

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LINKS

If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com

National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/coronavirus-covid-19-information/multiple-sclerosis-and-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-guidance

NeuraLight
https://neuralight.ai

STUDY: Intermittent Calorie Restriction Alters T-Cell Subsets and Metabolic Markers in People with Multiple Sclerosis
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00305-X/fulltext

STUDY: Social Support Predicts Sleep Quality in People with Multiple Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.msard-journal.com/article/S2211-0348(22)00481-3/fulltext#%20

STUDY: Productivity Loss Among People with Early Multiple Sclerosis: A Canadian Study
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1352458521069070

Screening Survey for Efficacy of Diet on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Study
https://recap.icts.uiowa.edu/surveys/?s=JX73EYRJNPF9MHRR

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RealTalk MS Episode 256
Guest: Micha Breakstone

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, RealTalkMS

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In last week's episode, we looked at talking with kids about MS. This week, we'll visit the opposite end of the spectrum as Dr. John Corboy discusses some of the things you'll want to think about as you age with MS.

Dr. Corboy is a professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the Director of the Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of Colorado. Dr. Corboy is also the Principal Investigator in a recently completed clinical trial that focused on the effects of stopping MS disease-modifying medications in older people living with MS.

We're also sharing the details of a new legislative proposal designed to help manage the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.

We'll invite you to be among the first people to review a just-published paper that focuses on how identifying the prodromal phase of MS may lead to disease prevention.

We'll share the evidence from a study that shows how lifestyle choices like choosing not to smoke, engaging in physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can actually impact MS disease progression.

And we'll share some shocking news about how much MS disease-modifying medication is wasted.

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

Aging and MS :22

Revised legislative proposals to better manage the high cost of MS prescription medications 1:28

An important paper focused on how identifying the prodromal phase of MS can lead to disease progression 3:54

Lifestyle factors in MS disability progression 5:53

The shocking reality of DMT waste 9:09

Dr. John Corboy discusses aging and MS and the impact of stopping MS disease-modifying medications in older adults living with MS 13:33

Share this episode 33:17

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Phone: (310) 526-2283

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LINKS

If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com

National MS Society COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for People Living with MS
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/coronavirus-covid-19-information/multiple-sclerosis-and-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-guidance

RealTalk MS Episode 246: The High Cost of MS Medications with Steffany Stern
https://realtalkms.com/246

National MS Society Applauds Revised Legislative Proposals to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs for People Affected by MS
https://nationalmssociety.org/About-the-Society/News/The-National-Multiple-Sclerosis-Society-Applauds-R

National MS Society Advocacy
https://nationalmssociety.org/advocacy

From the Prodromal Stage of Multiple Sclerosis to Disease Prevention
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41582-022-00686-x

STUDY: Lifestyle Factors in Multiple Sclerosis Disability Progression and Silent Brain Damage: A Cross-Sectional Study
https://www.msard-journal.com/article/s2211-0348(22)00522-3/fulltext#%20

STUDY: Hiding in Plain Sight: The Magnitude of Unused Disease Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis and Strategies for Reducing the Economic Burden of Care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35661567/