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Collaborative research efforts and resources for MS and related diseases
Nonprofits for MS and related diseases
Other online disease research communities
Research and clinical care centers for MS and related diseases—International
Research and clinical care centers for MS and related diseases—US
Collaborative research efforts and resources for MS and related diseases
Atlas of MS Database
The Atlas of MS Database, compiled by the MSIF with contributions from country coordinators worldwide, provides information and data on the epidemiology of MS and the availability and accessibility of resources for people with MS at country, regional, and global levels.
European BioMS Society
BioMS-eu is a collaborative network formed to improve the quality of CSF biomarker research in MS, leading to well validated assays for predicting prognosis, diagnosis, and monitoring therapeutic efficacy in neurodegenerative diseases.
euRIMS (European network for best practice and Research in MS Rehabilitation)
Rehabilitation is defined as a highly individualised education and adaptation process to gain maximum activity and participation. euRIMS represents and brings together health care professionals, researchers and patient organisations from different settings with the aim to enhance activity, participation and autonomy of people with MS by developing and advocating evidence-based rehabilitation. The organization's long-term vision is that all people with MS throughout Europe have access to evidence-based rehabilitation when they need it.
International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium
The IMSGC is a collaboration among MS genetics researchers worldwide who share data and resources so that large-scale genetic analyses can be performed.
MSBase
MSBase is an ongoing, longitudinal, strictly observational registry open to all practicing neurologists worldwide that is establishing a unique international database of outcomes data in MS.
NARCOMS
NARCOMS is a global registry for multiple sclerosis research, treatment, and patient education that has an active database of more than 35,000 persons with MS.
Sonya Slifka Longitudinal Study
The Sonya Slifka Longitudinal Study followed a representative sample of more than 2000 people with MS; qualified investigators may apply to the National MS Society to use data and/or blood samples from this study for research projects.
Sylvia Lawry Centre Clinical Trials Data Repository
The database, which is available to qualified researchers, contains anonymized details of MS patients worldwide who have participated in the placebo arms of major clinical trials as well as from numerous academic and other studies.
Nonprofits for MS and related diseases
Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
Accelerated Cure Project for MS (ACP) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate efforts toward a cure for MS by rapidly advancing research that determines its causes and mechanisms.
Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
A national nonprofit organization, Can Do MS (formerly The Heuga Center for MS) is a leading provider of innovative lifestyle empowerment programs that empower people with MS and their support partners to transform and improve their quality of life.
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
CMSC provides leadership in clinical research and education; develops vehicles to share information and knowledge among members; disseminates information to the health care community and to persons affected by MS; and develops and implements mechanisms to influence health care delivery.
European Multiple Sclerosis Platform
EMSP is the umbrella organisation for 37 MS societies from 34 European countries, representing their interests at the European level and working to achieve its goals of high-quality equitable treatment and support for people with MS throughout Europe.
Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation
The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation is dedicated to funding basic science research to find answers that will lead to the prevention, clinical treatment programs, and a potential cure for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses
The IOMSN is the premier international organization focusing on the needs of nurses involved with MS care, education, research, and advocacy.
MS Australia
MS Australia strives for a world without multiple sclerosis through quality research and for service excellence to people with multiple sclerosis and their carers.
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
MSAA provides ongoing support and direct services to individuals with MS and the people close to them.
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation provides programming and support to keep people with MS self-sufficient and their homes safe, while their educational programs heighten public awareness and promote understanding about the disease.
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation is an international body linking the activities of national MS societies around the world.
Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre
The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre is a proactive and innovative charity, passionately committed to supporting anyone affected by multiple sclerosis through access to unbiased information and advice.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of India
MSSI’s objective is to bring comfort to the lives of persons with MS in India and help improve their quality of life.
Multiple Sclerosis Society (UK)
The MS Society is the UK’s leading MS charity, providing information and support, funding research, and fighting for change.
The Myelin Repair Foundation is a nonprofit research organization focused on accelerating the discovery and development of myelin repair therapeutics for MS.
Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis
The Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of MS, and funds the Center Without Walls program, a selected network of the nation’s top MS research centers.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (US)
The National MS Society funds research activities spanning all research stages, including early discovery research, translational research that brings promising ideas forward into actual therapeutic solutions for testing, and clinical trials.
Transverse Myelitis Association
The TMA advocates for children, adolescents, and adults with neuroimmunologic disorders of the central nervous system, including the spectrum disorders of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, neuromyelitis optica, optic neuritis, and transverse myelitis.
United Spinal Association
United Spinal Association is a national organization advocating for people with spinal cord injuries and disorders, including 5000 members with MS.
Other online disease research communities
Alzheimer Research Forum (AlzForum)
The Alzheimer Research Forum, founded in 1996, is the web's most dynamic scientific community dedicated to understanding Alzheimer disease and related disorders.
The ultimate goal of the Pain Research Forum is to foster discussion and collaboration that will speed the acquisition of new knowledge and its translation into novel treatments for chronic and neuropathic pain.
Parkinson’s Disease Online Research (PD Online)
Parkinson’s Disease Online Research is a web-based community of scientists, clinicians, healthcare providers, drug makers and funders who share ideas and information about Parkinson's Disease.
Schizophrenia Research Forum (SRF)
SRF is intended to bring together scientists working specifically on schizophrenia, scientists researching related diseases, and basic scientists whose work can shed light on these diseases.
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
SFARI's mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding, catalyzing and driving innovative research of the greatest quality and relevance.
Patient Education Materials
HealthCare Journey is a Virtual MS Center that provides innovative tools and services to empower patients.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The MS Society provides free brochures on a variety of topics such as employment issues, information for caregivers and specific issues like diet, depression, fatigue, spasticity and more.
Publications on this site cover a wide range of subjects including exercise, residential care, physical intimacy, adaptations to driving motor vehicles and how to deal with pain.
The medical center at Ohio State University provides information on numerous subjects such as laryngoplasty, adapted sports, lumbar puncture, and the use of IV steroids.
Research and clinical care centers for MS and related diseases—International
Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma (London, UK)
Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer (Lyon, France)
Hospital for Sick Children, SickKids (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden)
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (Montreal, QE, Canada)
MS Center Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Sylvia Lawry Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research (Munich, Germany)
University of British Columbia Neurology Clinics (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Research and clinical care centers for MS and related diseases—US
Barrow Neurological Institute MS Program (Phoenix, AZ)
Beth Israel Deaconess Multiple Sclerosis Clinic (Boston, MA)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center (Boston, MA)
Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (Cleveland, OH)
Columbia University Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care & Research Center (New York, NY)
Jacobs Neurological Institute William C. Baird Multiple Sclerosis Center (Buffalo, NY)
Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center (Baltimore, MD)
Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and CNS Demyelinating Diseases (Rochester, MN)
Minneapolis Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research Center (Golden Valley, MN)
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York (New York, NY)
New York University Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence (New York, NY)
Ohio State University Medical Center’s Multiple Sclerosis Center (Columbus, OH)
Oregon Health and Science University Multiple Sclerosis Center (Portland, OR)
Shepherd Center Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute (Atlanta, GA)
Stanford School of Medicine Division of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (Stanford, CA)
University of California Irvine Multiple Sclerosis Research Center (Irvine, CA)
University of California Los Angeles Multiple Sclerosis Program (Los Angeles, CA)
University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (San Francisco, CA)
University of Colorado Rocky Mountain MS Center (Aurora, CO)
University of Chicago Multiple Sclerosis Clinic (Chicago, IL)
University of Maryland Medical Center Maryland Center for Multiple Sclerosis (Baltimore, MD)
University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care Multiple Sclerosis Clinic (Worcester, MA)
University of Miami Multiple Sclerosis Division (Miami, FL)
University of Michigan Multiple Sclerosis Center and the Holtom-Garrett Neuroimmunology Laboratory (Ann Arbor, MI)
University of Pennsylvania Multiple Sclerosis Center (Philadelphia, PA)
University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester, NY)
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Multiple Sclerosis Research Group (Houston, TX)
University of Texas Southwestern Multiple Sclerosis Program and Clinical Center (Dallas, TX)
University of Wisconsin Multiple Sclerosis Program (Madison, WI)
Weill Cornell Multiple Sclerosis Research Center (New York, NY)
Washington University School of Medicine John L. Trotter MS Center (St. Louis, MO)
Scholarly Articles
International Journal of MS Care
IJMSC is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses (IOMSN), the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Therapists (IOMSRT), and Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis (RIMS).
Medscape offers a comprehensive list of important journal articles dealing with multiple sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
The aim of this international journal, which is supported by key researchers from all neuroscience domains, is to publish high quality original research that focuses on MS and associated disease of the central nervous system.
Multiple Sclerosis International
MSI is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles and clinical studies related to MS.
This list includes MS articles, references and abstracts from MEDLINE and PubMed.