National MS Society, Lone Star Chapter Hosts 1st Metroplex MS Research Symposium...

National MS Society, Lone Star Chapter Hosts 1st Metroplex MS Research Symposium on May 1

DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lone Star Chapter and its
research center affiliates will host the inaugural Metroplex
Scientific MS Research Symposium from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, May
1, in Frisco. It takes place at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, located
at 7600 John Q. Hammons Drive near the Dallas North Tollway and Texas
121.

The one-day symposium will showcase the latest MS research
investigations in Texas, as well as those in partnership with Texas
investigators. Attendees will hear from leading Texas and national MS
researchers, including those from The University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas. Brief lectures will focus on current
understanding of multiple sclerosis, early treatment, MS clinical
trials and more.

The inaugural event will include formal research presentations, an
expert question-and-answer panel and poster sessions to underscore
current MS research within - and in collaboration with - Texas.

The May 1 program is free and open to all. Event parking is $6.

RSVP today by calling 1-800-344-4867 (press 1).

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information from the
brain to the body and stops people from moving. Every hour in the
United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable,
often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range
from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress,
severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be
predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer
to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the
ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being
diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the
United States and 2.5 million worldwide.

About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to
make sure it doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of
living with MS and are dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. The
Lone Star Chapter serves 20,000 Texans with MS, with offices in
Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.

Studies show that early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved
therapy can reduce future disease activity and improve quality of life
for many people with multiple sclerosis. Talk to your health care
professional and contact the National MS Society at
www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867 to learn about ways to
help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may one
day reveal a cure.

National MS Society, Lone Star Chapter
Communications Manager
James Black, 713-394-2964
jblack@nmsslonestar.org

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