Hello friends --How's things where you are? There is some wild weather out there! As per usual in Virginia, we're experiencing all weather types within a week.  The rollercoaster is giving me whiplash! But SOON - we will settle into some beautiful Spring weather and I cannot wait!  🌸Let's get to it, shall we?1.  Brain food: New study suggests that a healthy diet not only benefits your body, but also your cognitive abilities. Time to feed your mind and your belly!  Diet may lower cognitive risks by 20 percent for those with MS2.  A novel approach to treating MS?  Yes please!! New treatment in the works for Multiple Sclerosis patients3.  MS is an equal opportunity offender.  Ocrelizumab Effective in Stabilizing MS Disease Progression Across Diverse Group of Patients4.  MS treatments stealing your hair? Here's the root of the problem. Why You Might Deal With Hair Loss During MS Treatments5.  Stem cell therapy is so interesting. I've always felt our answers were there. Thanks to Selma Blair, there was a lot of discussion about HSCT.  But that is not the only type of stem cell therapy available for MS:  Stem cell therapy MSC-NP can ease inflammatory activity in brain cells6.  Ok Ocrevus'ers (??) - good news for YOU: Higher blood levels of Ocrevus lower confirmed disability progression riskThat's all folks.  Hope you found something interesting and helpful in this newsletter. Let me wish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day a little early.   

☘️ "May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be always strong. And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead.” 🇮🇪

Cheers  -- Kathy#FUMS

Sometimes it helps the stress, just to say "F-U-M-S"