*Pioneers: Multiple Sclerosis

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2011: Silverman Family Foundation Awards $1.1 Million for MS Stem Cell Trial (2011)
2021: NIH scientists build a cellular blueprint of multiple sclerosis lesions
2023: Blood Test Indicates Worsening of Multiple Sclerosis One to Two Years Before it Occurs
2025: First Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Found Years Before Symptoms
2026: Digital patient experience tools in multiple sclerosis: a landscape analysis of the global Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis (PROMS) initiative
Each nerve is covered by a fatty substance called myelin, which insulates the nerve and helps conduct electrical impulses
In MS, the myelin sheath is injured, disrupting or halting communication between brain and body and affecting muscle coordinatio
In the United States, about 1 in 1,000 people has multiple sclerosis
MS gets its name from the buildup of scar tissue (sclerosis) in multiple areas of the brain, optic nerve, or spinal cord
MS is believed to be an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the tissue of the
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, progressive disease of the nervous system.