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THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF BEING MULTIPLY SCLEROSED / Grabber tools, grippers, and reachers
« Last post by agate on February 22, 2026, 05:37:32 pm »
I have digital access to articles from Consumer Reports but am not sure that links to those articles will be accessible to readers here. I hope someone will let me know if this link doesn't work. It looks as if I'm entitled to share a link 5 times a month.


I'm such a fan of reachers that I have three of them in frequent use, as well as two sets of tongs in the kitchen.

From Consumer Reports (February 22, 2026):

Best Grabber Tools, Grippers, and Reachers
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TREATMENTS / (Abst.) Outcome predictors in PML associated w/MS treatments...
« Last post by agate on February 21, 2026, 05:10:07 pm »
From PubMed (February 21, 2026)--"Outcome predictors in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with multiple sclerosis treatments: A multicenter cohort study":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41719500/

Note: MS drugs that are  sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulators (S1P-RM) are ponesimod, siponimod, fingolimod, and ozanimod.
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / (Abst.) Host control of persistent Epstein-Barr virus infection
« Last post by agate on February 20, 2026, 08:45:13 pm »
MS was included here as one of the "EBV-associated diseases."


From PubMed (February 20, 2026)--"Host control of persistent Epstein-Barr virus infection":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41714741/
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / (National MS Society) 2026 ACTRIMS research highlights
« Last post by agate on February 19, 2026, 06:37:55 am »

From the National MS Society, which has very helpfully sorted through the vast list of abstractof research presented at the recent ACTRIMS conference (February 18, 2026):

What's Next? The 2026 ACTRIMS Forum Looks to the Future of Multiple Sclerosis Research
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DIET AND NUTRITION / Mediterranean diet and the risk of stroke subtypes in women
« Last post by agate on February 18, 2026, 09:31:16 pm »
From Neurology Open Access (February 4, 2026)--"Mediterranean Diet and the Risk of Stroke Subtypes in Women":


https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN9.0000000000000062
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THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF BEING MULTIPLY SCLEROSED / 4 types of exercise we need as we age
« Last post by agate on February 17, 2026, 08:43:03 pm »
From the AARP (January 16, 2026):

4 Types of Exercise You Need As You Age
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POLITICS / Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states
« Last post by agate on February 16, 2026, 06:59:46 pm »
From MedPage Today (February 11, 2026):

Trump Administration Plans to Hold Back Grant Money for Some Democratic-Led States"
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / (Abst.) Progression independent of relapse and MRI activity and treatment strategies in MS
« Last post by agate on February 15, 2026, 04:03:04 pm »
From PubMed (February 15, 2026)--"Progression independent of relapse and MRI activity and treatment strategies in multiple sclerosis":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41689266/
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / (Abst.) Performance of 2024 McDonald criteria in patients being evaluated for suspected MS
« Last post by agate on February 14, 2026, 03:50:49 pm »
From PubMed (February 14, 2026)--"Performance of the 2024 McDonald criteria in patients under evaluation for suspected multiple sclerosis":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41687049/
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NEWS / The doctor in the Epstein files (opinion piece in MedPage Today)
« Last post by agate on February 13, 2026, 09:21:54 pm »
From MedPage Today (February 5, 2026):

The Doctor in the Epstein Files
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