MS-Experten Beiträge

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#153: How Exercise Boosts Your Immune System: What People with MS Should Know with David Walzik

How does exercise influence the immune system in multiple sclerosis? In this interview, David Walzik explains new findings from exercise immunology, why exercise intensity matters, and how people with MS can benefit from sustainable, realistic movement — even when it’s challenging.

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#152: EUPATI: Empowering Patient Voices in Medical Research and Innovation with Dr. Ingrid Klingmann

How can patients actively contribute to medical research and innovation? In this episode, Dr. Ingrid Klingmann explains how EUPATI empowers patients with knowledge, confidence, and a strong voice in clinical research.

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#150: Treating chronic smoldering inflammation: How far has research come? With Dr. Boris Kallmann

Chronic smoldering inflammation plays an important role in multiple sclerosis, often without obvious relapses. In this interview, Dr. Boris Kallmann explains how these subtle changes can be recognized and what current and future treatment options may help.

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#149: What Your Mouth Reveals About MS. Prof. Dr. Ashutosh Mangalam on the Oral Microbiome and Future Therapies

n this interview, Professor Dr. Ashutosh Mangalam explains how the oral microbiome may play a role in multiple sclerosis. We discuss key research findings, saliva-based biomarkers, oral health, and what microbiome science could mean for future MS care.

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#148: Recognizing silent progression in MS with Prof. Dr. Heinz Wiendl

Silent progression in MS can occur even without relapses and often remains unnoticed for a long time. In this interview, Prof. Dr. Heinz Wiendl explains how patients and clinicians can recognize subtle changes early, why invisible symptoms matter and what recent research and new therapeutic approaches mean for the future.

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#146: What is Chronic Smoldering Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis? With Dr. Klarissa Hanja Stürner

In this episode, Dr. Klarissa Hanja Stürner explains what drives the chronic smoldering inflammatory process in MS. We talk about differences from relapses, typical warning signs, PIRA, and new treatment options such as BTK inhibitors. A clear and hopeful look at current MS research.

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#143: How menopause impacts MS. Hormones, biomarkers, and what women need to know with Dr. Riley Bove

Menopause and MS often collide in midlife – and their symptoms can be hard to untangle. In this episode, Dr. Riley Bove explains how hormonal changes affect MS, what biomarkers reveal about brain aging and when hormone therapy may help. She also shares practical advice and lifestyle strategies so women with MS don’t have to navigate this phase alone.

135: “Let’s Talk About Vaginal Health and MS – What Women Should Know with Dr. Melika Arab Bafrani

Vaginal health is often overlooked in MS care. In this interview, Dr. Melika Arab Bafrani from UCSF explains how multiple sclerosis and DMTs can influence the vaginal microbiome, why collaboration between neurologists and gynecologists matters, and how women can actively care for their intimate health.

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MS-Experten Beiträge

#153: How Exercise Boosts Your Immune System: What People with MS Should Know with David Walzik

#152: EUPATI: Empowering Patient Voices in Medical Research and Innovation with Dr. Ingrid Klingmann

#150: Treating chronic smoldering inflammation: How far has research come? With Dr. Boris Kallmann

#149: What Your Mouth Reveals About MS. Prof. Dr. Ashutosh Mangalam on the Oral Microbiome and Future Therapies

#148: Recognizing silent progression in MS with Prof. Dr. Heinz Wiendl

#146: What is Chronic Smoldering Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis? With Dr. Klarissa Hanja Stürner

#143: How menopause impacts MS. Hormones, biomarkers, and what women need to know with Dr. Riley Bove

135: “Let’s Talk About Vaginal Health and MS – What Women Should Know with Dr. Melika Arab Bafrani

Nele von Horsten

Blogger & Patient Advocate

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Do you want to understand MS better?

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