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8/24/2009

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Tongue Stimulation gets brain to improve functions

This article was curated from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and was written by Harvey Black. 

One possible treatment for people with neurological problems ranging from brain trauma to multiple sclerosis may lie on the tip of the tongue.

In experiments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, neuroscientist Yuri Danilov and his colleagues have been studying for the past several years how electrical stimulation of the tongue can bring about dramatic improvements in people whose ability to balance, walk and stand has been damaged in ways that leave them virtually helpless without a walker or crutches.
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Two major nerves - trigeminal nerve and cranial nerve - lie in the tip of the tongue. They wend their way to the back of the skull into the brain stem, which essentially performs a lot of unglamorous but essential housekeeping work, such as keeping us breathing, conscious, and our digestive system operating.

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Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis is One-thousand Steps Closer To a Cure for MS

4/23/2008

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Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis, a national nonprofit organization, today announced that they have completed their initial drive to collect one thousand blood and data samples to build the largest openly accessible, multi-disciplinary repository ever assembled for use in Multiple Sclerosis (MS: 50.39, +3.01, +6.35%) research.

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Principles to Promote Quality of Life of People with Multiple Sclerosis

3/19/2008

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Written by Julie Stachowiak, Ph.D., curated from about.com

What Does "Human Rights" Have to Do with MS?
Usually, the term “human rights” conjures up violations and atrocities, such as prisoners being tortured or genocide taking place in a far-away country. However, human rights have a broader purpose than simply protecting people from the worst things that can happen. To put it simply, human rights are about dignity and what needs to happen (or not happen) so that each person can live with the dignity that they deserve, simply because they are human.

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When to tell Your Employer that You have Multiple Sclerosis

12/9/2007

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Curated from Shabi Guptha

​Deciding when to tell your employer of your MS diagnosis is easily as important as deciding when to tell your family. Under ADA rules you do not have to disclose an illness unless it causes a significant challenge in the workplace, or if you are requesting accommodations such as specific equipment or altered work times. 
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UM research uncovers key link to MS

7/26/2007

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Written by John Dorschner

After decades of searching, teams of researchers at the University of Miami and elsewhere have found a gene linked to multiple sclerosis that could lead to breakthroughs in understanding and treating the often-devastating disease. ​

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