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News

Find out about what's been happening at the Clinic.

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New funding for spinal cord imaging research study

Jan 2025: Congratulations to Dr Rozanna Meijboom and colleagues from the MS imaging group, who have recently been awarded funding for a research study to examine changes in the spinal cord of people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Launch of NeuroCARE

Jan 2025: Our new platform for people in Scotland with a neurological condition, NeuroCARE, launched this month.

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Competency Mapping for Neurology Specialist Nurses

Jan 2025: Anne Rowling Clinic nurses have helped develop a set of core competencies for neurology-based specialist nurses. 

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MS brain cell atlas paves the way for personalised treatments

Dec 2024: An international team including Anne Rowling Clinic researchers has published new research that separates people with MS into four different subgroups basd on what genes are active in brain cells. This paves the way for future personalised therapies.

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Winter newsletter 2024

Dec 2024: Our latest newsletter is now available.

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Clinic Announcement: Closure for the Festive Season

Dec 2024: Arrangements for research and NHS Lothian out-patient appointments held at the Anne Rowling Clinic over the Festive season.

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OCTOPUS trial reaches recruitment milestone

Dec 2024: World's first multi-arm, multi-stage trial for MS reaches recruitment goal.

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Innovation award for digital health project team

Nov 2024: Congratulations to the digital health team at the Anne Rowling Clinic, who have won an award for innovation.

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MS-STAT2 trial results

Sept 2024: The results of the MS-STAT2 trial were announced by Professor Jeremy Chataway at the ECTRIMS research conference on 20th September.

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Octopus Clinical Trial update

Sept 2024: Anne Rowling Clinic randomises its 40th participant for the Octopus clinical trial in Edinburgh

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MND-SMART: first results published

Sept 2024: The scientific data for the first two drugs tested in MND-SMART, memantine and trazodone, has been analysed, reviewed by experts, and published.

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FutureMS-2 update

Aug 2024: An update on the FutureMS-2 project

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