MS Australia
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Our mission is to accelerate Australian MS research toward the prevention, better treatments and a cure for MS.
Australia
Joined June 2009
Share your voice through the HeARTS Global Survey and help researchers better understand physical activity levels in people with MS across all abilities and countries. Learn more and take part 👉 https://t.co/wuyllmgkPb
#MS #multiplesclerosis #MSresearch #MSawareness
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.@MS_Australia's submission, informed by lived experience, recommends updating the Disability Discrimination Act to: 📑 Define disability & discrimination ✅ Include conditions like MS 🤝 Require organisations to proactively prevent discrimination. More: https://t.co/JcXuKFShNK
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Lived Experience Expert Panel (LEEP) member Kate shares her experience of living with MS, building a career in IT, mentoring women in her field & providing peer support within the MS community, perspectives she now brings to her role on the LEEP. https://t.co/BsOuc2wQhR
msaustralia.org.au
Kate shares her experience of living with MS, building a career in IT, mentoring women in her field and providing peer support within the MS community, perspectives she now brings to her role on the...
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Researchers from the @UOW are seeking participants living with RRMS to take part in a 6 month study investigating weight loss and improvements in symptoms like fatigue, sleep, disability, and quality of life. Learn more 👉 https://t.co/7xx7HhJ8pb
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CEO @RohanGreenland reflects on the growing international collaboration driving advances in #MSresearch, treatment and care. He highlights how shared initiatives are helping the global MS community move faster toward cures. https://t.co/9cpBm0EtrK
msaustralia.org.au
CEO Rohan Greenland reflects on the growing international collaboration driving advances in MS research, treatment and care. He highlights how shared initiatives – from new diagnostic criteria to...
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From Podcast to policy, The Patriot Party is the First movement in American history to align the legislative process, the media, and the people under one unifying principle — the Constitution itself. This isn’t party politics as usual. As a matter of fact, no matter what
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The Patriot Party: We put Truth, the Constitution and America First. · Episode
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Premiere and advance screenings of Changing Track are in cinemas from November 5 across Australia! Enjoy a special Q&A with the Paralympians and filmmakers. 🎟️ Book your tickets today: https://t.co/DxgxJTSF52
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Researchers from ANU are seeking volunteers with #MS to complete a survey about their experiences of fatigue as part of a study to develop a measure of fatigue for people living with MS. Find out more 👉 https://t.co/Sj3IKP0Evn
https://t.co/vQX8ln67i4
#MSresearch
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Emily, who lives with #MS, spent more than a month in hospital after #NDIS cuts left her without the support needed to live safely at home. It took media attention to fix it. It shouldn’t have to. Read more 👉 https://t.co/O1rpLbXEE6
#BetterNDISforMS
theguardian.com
Some NDIS participants with disabilities are forced to choose between living at home in an unsafe environment or staying indefinitely in hospital
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ICYMI - Researchers studying identical twins and laboratory models have found that certain gut bacteria may be linked to MS development. https://t.co/jpF5AKuviU
msaustralia.org.au
Researchers studying identical twins and laboratory models have found that certain gut bacteria may be linked to MS development.
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🎙️On The Raw Nerve Podcast, @MS_Australia's Deputy CEO Dr Julia Morahan and Head of Research Dr Tennille Luker share their highlights from ECTRIMS 2025 – the world’s largest #MS research conference. Listen now 👉 https://t.co/RKbYLN7nG2
#ECTRIMS2025
msaustralia.org.au
An in-depth report and personal perspectives from MS Australia’s Deputy CEO and Head of Research on ECTRIMS 2025, the world’s largest MS treatment and research congress, held in September in Barcel...
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When horse trainer Lynda MacCallum was diagnosed with #MS, she feared she’d never ride again. Seven years later, she’s still training and competing while helping others rebuild confidence and reconnect with the healing power of horses. https://t.co/bYcoYjUKsk
abc.net.au
Told she would never ride again after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, horse trainer Lynda MacCallum is still defying the odds seven years later.
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ICYMI – Four approved antiviral drugs identified as potential candidates for “repurposing” in clinical trials to target Epstein-Barr virus (#EBV) in #MS.
msaustralia.org.au
Researchers and people living with MS have shortlisted antiviral medications targeting EBV for clinical trials in MS.
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Shortly after Mim Greene was diagnosed with MS 7 years ago, she adopted Kismet, her rescue cat. Years on, she discusses how Kismet keeps her positive and the importance of companionship. https://t.co/PkCyHo68DJ
irishtimes.com
Mim Greene’s cat, Kismet, also suffers from ill health, and the Irish Blue Cross was able to treat him
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On The Raw Nerve today, we spotlight MS carers & the important issues they face, as we mark #NationalCarersWeek 2025. We are joined by LEEP members, Rebecca Small & Chloe Colles, who share their experience of caring for family members with MS. https://t.co/S2X3xN3bIB
msaustralia.org.au
Marking National Carers Week 2025, host Jeremy Henderson is joined by Lived Experience Expert Panel (LEEP) members, Rebecca Small and Chloe Colles, who represent the important cohort of people caring...
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Anyone can report side effects or issues with medicines, vaccines, or devices to the TGA, including people with MS & their carers. Reporting side effects, even minor ones, is one way people with MS can contribute to safer treatment for everyone. More 👇
msaustralia.org.au
Reporting side effects, even minor ones, is one way people with MS can contribute to safer treatment for everyone.
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It's #NationalCarersWeek! A chance to recognise the essential role carers play in our health & care systems, in our communities and families and in our economy. People living with MS may need a broad range of supports that can include unpaid care. More👉 https://t.co/U3RO9vyP4a
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In this Q&A, Associate Professor Litza Kiropoulos discusses the connection between MS & mental health, and her research developing targeted treatments to improve the wellbeing of people who live with MS. Read more 👉 https://t.co/a1GPM31ncZ
#WMHD2025 #connectwithyourcommunity
msaustralia.org.au
In this Q&A, Associate Professor Litza Kiropoulos discusses the connection between MS and mental health and her MS Australia-supported research aimed at improving quality of life.
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MS Australia’s new wellness resources are designed to support people living with #MS in making informed lifestyle decisions that promote better #health and #wellbeing and support day-to-day living with MS. https://t.co/Tkh8VdGwhR
msaustralia.org.au
MS Australia’s new wellness resources are designed to support people living with MS in making informed lifestyle decisions that promote better health and wellbeing and support day-to-day living with...
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🔬 New hope for progressive #MSresearch. The International Progressive MS Alliance has launched a global data resource with 72,000 MRI scans and information from 13,500 people – aiming to speed up progress toward new treatments. https://t.co/KbjhjKgusX
msaustralia.org.au
The International Progressive MS Alliance has collated MRI and clinical data from over 13,000 people to answer big questions in progressive MS.
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🎙️ On today’s Raw Nerve podcast, we spotlight the voices of older people living with MS for #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons. LEEP members Vanessa Fanning & Gavin Harper share their experiences, challenges, and advocacy. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/kaLWCdVaHv
#OlderPersonsDay
msaustralia.org.au
Marking International Day of Older Persons 2025 celebrated annually on the first of October, we hear from MS Australia Lived Experience Expert Panel (LEEP) members, Vanessa Fanning and Gavin Harper,...
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