Contact Us. If you or someone close to you has recently been diagnosed, access our MS information and resources. Start Here. Trial recruitment or visits may be postponed, and responses from study coordinators may be delayed. If you are enrolled in a study, your study coordinator will likely reach out to you with any changes. One way they can make a difference is to arrange to donate their brain and spinal cord tissues when they die.
The National MS Society supports two MS tissue banks, which are storage facilities that provide brain and spinal cord tissues to researchers studying multiple sclerosis.
These studies generally focus on the pathology of MS — its nature, cause, and effects on the brain — and they are extremely important. A tissue bank is very close to what it sounds like: an area in a laboratory or medical center where tissue specimens are "deposited" and stored for later "withdrawal" and use.
The MS tissue banks store brain and spinal cord tissues, spinal fluid, and other specimens from persons who had MS during their lifetimes.
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This cookie is set by DoubleClick which is owned by Google to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. Can I Give Blood? Personalise Enable all. Cookie Settings Reject all Enable all Confirm my choice. Standard Guidelines according to the American Red Cross : Not being currently sick Being at least 17 years old or 16 with parental consent Weighing at least pounds Not having given blood within the last eight weeks Not being pregnant Not having recently travelled to an area where malaria is found Other considerations You should check with the individual centre as some have been known to reject people with MS.
Can you donate blood if you are on medication? Also check for any other medications you may be taking. Persons on these DMTs have waiting periods following their last dose before they can donate blood: Aubagio teriflunomide — wait 2 years. As this can cause birth defects in unborn babies if transfused to a pregnant woman Other considerations Lemtrada alemtuzumab and Tysabri natalizumab , are powerful disease-modifying therapies which can predispose you to infections.
Receiving donations when taking Alemtuzumab Lemtrada In many countries, people who have received alemtuzumab are told that if they ever need a blood transfusion in the future, the blood should be irradiated. Giving blood if you live in another country Check the website for the agency responsible for accepting blood donations in the country where you live. Dislike 0. Your name. Post comment. Most Popular. Community advice for following the Overcoming MS diet.
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