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February 2022

Can we predict MS?
Pipedreams and possibilities
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Ben Jacobs
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How early is early when it comes to preventing dementia?
We have to start our #BrainHealth, #HeartHealth and #MetabolicHealth messages and lifestyle changes when we are young if we want to maintain our…
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Gavin Giovannoni

January 2022

Vitamin D and prevention of autoimmune diseases
It has always been argued that low vitamin D levels are a consequence of autoimmune disease rather than a risk factor for developing autoimmunity. Have…
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Gavin Giovannoni
Making MS genetics more representative
Our new study - ADAMS - is trying to understand whether MS genetics differs across different ancestral backgrounds: https://app.mantal.co.uk/adams
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Ben Jacobs
Dementia Tsunami
Can we change the trajectory with interventions that can prevent dementia? This is what we are working towards in the preventive neurology unit or PNU.
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Gavin Giovannoni
How does having cataracts increase your risk of dementia?
Cataracts filter out blue-light, which is associated with cognitive function and Alzheimer’s disease. Or is it another mechanism?
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Are we one step closer to proving EBV is the cause of MS?
Moderna announces first participant dosed in phase 1 study of its mRNA Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) vaccine.
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Gavin Giovannoni
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December 2021

Obesity is causally linked to so many diseases - what are your risks?
At a population level, the prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity may lower the incidence of MS by as much as 15-20%. The challenge is how do we…
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Gavin Giovannoni

November 2021

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