/neuro/taxonomy/term/429/all en /neuro/article/research/using-ai-support-treatment-decisions-ms <p>Dr. Douglas Arnold is the recipient of the $1 million <i>Artificial Intelligence (AI) & MS Discovery Grant</i> supported by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment.</p> <p>Dr. Arnold and his research team at The Neuro aim to develop a clinical decision support tool using AI to help multiple sclerosis (MS) physicians and people living with MS make better, more personalized treatment decisions by providing reliable predictions of the individual’s disease course, and how they are likely to respond to different types of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs).</p> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:53:16 +0000 MS Society of Canada 5124 at /neuro /neuro/MS-Month-2016 <h2>May 2016 - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month</h2> <p> </p> <p>Multiple sclerosis treatment and research has long been a focus at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, known simply as The Neuro, an illustrious member of ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Health Centre. Indeed, The Neuro introduced Canada’s first MS clinic. The clinic’s highly specialized staff employs the latest research data and treatment methods in a clinical atmosphere of innovation and progress.</p> Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:10:02 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2010 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/breakthrough-ms-treatment-264891 <p><strong>Drug shown to reduce new attacks/symptom progression in some patients</strong></p> <p>In separate clinical trials, a drug called ocrelizumab has been shown to reduce new attacks in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), and new symptom progression in primary progressive MS.</p> Thu, 22 Dec 2016 20:31:26 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2408 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/ms-awareness-month-2017-267915 <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) is home to Canada’s first multiple sclerosis (MS) clinic, and MS research and treatment has been a major focus at The Neuro for many years. The MS clinic employs a highly specialized staff who have access to the latest research data and methods of treatment. It is a clinic where innovation and progress are paramount.</p> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 19:44:41 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2607 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/ms-month-2018-care-and-research-neuro-287055 <p>May is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Month. Laboratory and clinical studies related to MS involve about 50 members of The Neuro’s staff. They study the disease in all its aspects and at every stage with the help of the most advanced brain imaging technology and the latest cell biology techniques.</p> Fri, 04 May 2018 20:49:02 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3039 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/may-multiple-sclerosis-awareness-month-250233 <p>The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and the MUHC has Canada’s oldest MS clinic but is always innovating - striving for progress and better treatments for patients.</p> <p><strong>What’s new in MS at The Neuro</strong></p> Thu, 07 May 2015 13:58:35 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1427 at /neuro /neuro/article/research/ai-key-finding-ms-biomarkers The Neuro’s research is part of a major international effort Tue, 14 May 2019 15:40:06 +0000 By Victor Swoboda 3826 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-stories/pioneer-mri Magnetic resonance imaging at The Neuro has a long history of research and clinical breakthrough Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:36:19 +0000 Victor Swoboda 3361 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-stories/developing-first-effective-drug-progressive-ms Neurologist Douglas Arnold analyzed massive clinical trial data Wed, 09 May 2018 19:52:08 +0000 Victor Swoboda 3043 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/team-led-mni-researcher-receive-61-million-study-ms-262876 <p>A project led by an MNI researcher has been awarded $6.1 million to study progressive multiple sclerosis.</p> <p>The International Progressive MS Alliance has awarded three $6.1 million Collaborative Network Award grants for a total investment of $18.4 million toward accelerating the pace of progressive MS research. More than 2.3 million people worldwide live with MS and more than one million of those living with the disease have progressive MS.</p> Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:00:45 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2241 at /neuro /neuro/douglas-arnold-md Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:50:41 +0000 pierre-luc.rochon@mail.mcgill.ca 1646 at /neuro