MS Queensland

The Cooper Review into superannuation was recently commission by the Federal Government.

The report has made recommendations for a significant shake up of the superannuation industry, and some of these changes affect people with a disability.

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has released an information kit about the review.  Click here to read it in full.

Two microRNAs (miRNAs) thought to regulate immune genes are found at lower levels in the blood of those with MS than in unaffected individuals.

Researchers found lower expression of two miRNAs — miR-17 and miR-20a — in individuals with relapsing-remitting, secondary-progressive and primary-progressive MS.

A decade-long study confirms the presence of multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus in people with secondary-progressive MS.

Italian researchers recruited 39 untreated people with MS for a blind observational study in 1999.  Patients were tested for MS-associated retrovirus in their cerebral spinal fluid.

MSRV proteins may trigger an abnormal immune response, influencing the inflammatory processes characteristic in MS.  While the study has not demonstrated that MSRV causes MS, it could be a way of identifying potential worsening outcomes.

Source: MS Research Australia