MS affects most people during their prime
MS strikes when a person is at their most active, usually in their early 20’s with increasing professional, social and/or family responsibilities.
MS is a costly disease
The total financial cost annually of MS to the community is estimated to be nearly $2 billion. (Source: 2005 Access Economics Report)
Quality research is generating results
Australia's research strengths in MS research include:
-Genetics research to identify the genes that may play a role in MS and influence relapses
-Large-scale population studies to identify environmental triggers of the disease
-Clinical trials to assess the benefit of new treatments and therapies, with no less than a dozen trials currently underway in Australia
An MS Cure will be life changing for millions
A cure to MS will transform the lives of over 2.5 million people afflicted by MS around the world.
MS Queensland supports Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA), which is acting on behalf of MS Australia, its member societies and People with MS, and is an innovative organisation accelerating and steering research into MS.
