Living with MS

Sleep Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: Causes and Treatment Options

The alarm clock rings and it feels as if the sharp sound is brutally sawing its way through the middle of your brain. No wonder if you lie awake for hours at night, brooding or tossing and turni...

Study on the importance of milk in multiple sclerosis

People suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) often report worsening symptoms after consuming dairy products. A research team at the University of Bonn set out to find out whether there might be...

Living with MS: My Home is My Castle

In some forms, MS is accompanied by physical limitations. Even if only some MS patients develop walking difficulties, those affected often ask themselves the question after a diagnosis: Can I co...

Home office with multiple sclerosis – what should you consider?

In some cases, MS can cause restrictions in everyday working life. In particular, these include difficulty concentrating and states of exhaustion that occur in connection with fatigue syndrome. ...

MS and nutrition: What can the Mediterranean diet achieve?

In connection with multiple sclerosis (MS), sufferers are often advised to follow a Mediterranean diet. The reason: A look at the global geographical distribution of cases of the disease shows a...

Psychoneuroimmunology: How Emotions Influence the Immune System

Guest article by Judith Weinzierl (B.Sc. Psychology) from MentalStark Psychoneuroimmunology - a rather convoluted word that you may have had to read twice to understand. This relatively new fiel...

Summer heat increases MS symptoms – what can I do?

A delicious ice cream in your hand, sand between your toes and just enjoying the sun and relaxing - that's how most people look forward to summer. We all too easily forget that there are also pe...

The Microbiome – Hidden Habitat Inside Us

An average adult human is made up of around 30 trillion body cells. 30,000,000,000,000 - that's quite a lot when written out as a number. This gigantic cluster of cells in turn provides food and...

What does optic neuritis have to do with MS?

If your vision suddenly becomes blurred, colors appear paler and darker, or you see double and your eyes hurt when you move, it may be an inflammation of the optic nerve, known as optic neuritis...

Contraception and multiple sclerosis (MS) - what should be considered?

For many people, love, sex and passion are part of a relationship. This of course also applies if one or both partners have MS. Even with MS, the desire to have children can be realized with a l...

How much time do I have left? Life expectancy with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

The diagnosis of an incurable disease is stressful for those affected and their family members. Multiple sclerosis is one such disease, and it affects around 250,000 people in Germany alone. Des...

Study: The gut microbiome could influence the likelihood of MS

The exact causes of MS have not yet been clarified. However, a team of German and American researchers has now succeeded for the first time in proving that the intestinal microbiome could also b...

Behavioral therapy for MS: How does it work – and who benefits from it? (Video)

Behavioral therapy is a special form of psychotherapy. The principle: our behavior influences our inner life, our feelings and our thoughts. And since behavior can (usually) be changed quite eas...

How is MS diagnosed – and how do those affected deal with it? (Video)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which parts of the central nervous system are gradually attacked and damaged by the immune system. MS is sometimes called the disease with a t...

Desire to have children and multiple sclerosis: Preparation is everything! (Video)

The cute little feet; the big, curious eyes; the lively life that comes with a child – for many people, having their own children is perhaps the most important emotional decision of their life. ...

What is the difference between propionic acid and propionate?

Propanoic acid, propionic acid, propionate, sodium propionate - what do the different terms mean and what are the differences? Anyone who deals with short-chain fatty acids will inevitably ask t...

Does alcohol have a positive influence on the development of multiple sclerosis?

A recent study by the University of Erlangen reveals evidence that moderate alcohol consumption can alleviate the effects of MS. Is that a reason to pop the corks? The sobering answer is: yes - ...

What are short-chain fatty acids? Everything about propionic acid and its sisters

The building blocks of life consist of a large number of different carbon compounds. This is due to the special ability of carbon to form complex long-chain and branched molecules. In interactio...

Nerve Food: Nutrition for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the nerves - in the literal sense: the body's own immune system attacks its own nerve fibers. The process can be slowed down with medication, but tho...

Bladder problems in MS – causes and how to deal with them

Bladder dysfunction is one of the most common and perhaps also one of the most underestimated symptoms of multiple sclerosis. It can be assumed that up to 80 percent of those affected develop pr...

Influence of the Amino Acid Tryptophan on Multiple Sclerosis

What does tryptophan have to do with MS? Scientists at the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, in cooperation with a team from the DKFZ Heidelberg, have investigated the influence of the ess...

Therapeutic fasting for multiple sclerosis: What's the point - and how does it work?

It is well known that our diet has an important influence on our well-being and our health. But even omitting food can have a positive effect on our health. This does not just mean the question ...

Fatigue and MS: What helps with agonizing tiredness?

Tired, exhausted, lacking energy - this is how patients feel who suffer from the so-called fatigue syndrome. It is considered one of the "invisible symptoms" of multiple sclerosis, from which th...