Tell a Friend about Myelin Repair and MS
This month many of you will be participating in activities to raise awareness among your individual communities about multiple sclerosis—its impact on your life and the lives of others you care about, and the state of scientific knowledge about the disease that may lead to treatments and cures. In spite of considerable investments by the federal government, non-profits and industry, the exact cause of MS remains unknown, there are no diagnostic laboratory tests available and there is no cure.
I hope you will take a few minutes this month, as you get together with friends and family, to talk about myelin repair and the hope it offers so many with MS for whom immunosuppressant therapies alone have failed to hold the disease at bay.
As recently as 7 or 8 years ago the prospect of myelin repair was pretty much science fiction. Over the last 4½ years, our team of collaborative scientists has demonstrated in animal models of MS that myelin repair is a viable therapeutic strategy for multiple sclerosis. And with your support, we are investing in validating those discoveries for commercial development and creating a new level of interest among biotech and pharmaceutical companies in myelin repair.
In 2004, we set out, within five years, to partner with a biotech or pharmaceutical company to develop a myelin repair treatment based on the discoveries made by our collaborative scientific team. Today, as the world’s largest medical research organization with a singular focus on myelin repair, we are on a direct course toward meeting this ambitious goal. In large measure this has been made possible by all of you.
We are grateful for your continued interest and support and ask you once again to share the MRF’s story with your friends and family. Send this link to a friend or two and help us to reach others who may wish to support our research and prove that medical research for all diseases can and should be accelerated,.
Scott Johnson
President
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