Heimdal Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Must be of interest to all Shetlanders... Worldwide survey seeks MS answers A major new study that hopes to answer key questions about the neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS) is being unveiled on Thursday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7622191.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I thought that the following article had been linked previously, but I can't find it now: The project will take a new approach to identifying the genes underlying MS risk using novel technology, and analyses an important population - the MS patients from the islands of Orkney and Shetland.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7521329.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifi Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 There was an interesting documentary on BBC One Scotland in July - 'Scotland’s Hidden Epidemic - The Truth About MS.' I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it here. More prevalent in the northern hemisphere, the country with the highest rates in the world is Scotland and the areas with the highest rates in the world are Orkney and Shetland. The documentary was made by Elizabeth Quigley, herself an MS sufferer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7508087.stm http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2406643.0.0.php?act=complaint&cid=1781648 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 My third dad had multiple sclerosis and is one of the reasons I became interested in nanotechnology, as a possible means to repair the myelin sheath, though there has been progress in that area without using nanotech: http://www.physorg.com/news111142250.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 The incidence of MS is also extremely high in this area of West Norway and I believe there is some ongoing research into the genetic links between the two areas, and the extremely high incidence of MS. I remember reading an article about it some time ago, which indicated a possible link between MS and the spread of the Vikings from Norway to Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, and the English east coast. Can't remember, but I think that article was subsequently debunked as just being a rather reasonable guess on the part of some scientist, although it does appear to have some basis in fact when you look at the areas where MS is most commonly found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 looking at the map of ms cases it shows an increase in the old germanic areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 My 3rd dad was of German stock, so that would fit. This mentions a little about the geography of it for those interested: http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/facts.html When he started to develop it was shortly after we moved near a farm with a lot of pesticide use in the fields right up to our garden boundry, so I did wonder about that: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-399684/Breathing-pesticides-trigger-MS-Parkinsons-disease.html http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=show&pageid=1717 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 yep pesticides can cause simular nerve damage but it would not be ms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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