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๐๏ธ Day Three at MSToronto2026 โ and itโs time to bring an extraordinary week of MS science together.
For the final episode in our special MSToronto2026 podcast series, Jaume Sastre-Garriga, @ECTRIMS Executive Committee member, joins host Brett Drummond direct from Toronto.
First, they unpack some of the key insights and conversations from Day Three.
Then they step back and look at the bigger picture.
๐ฌ What stood out across the Joint Meeting, including at the Late Breaking Abstract session?
๐ก Which ideas and developments could have lasting significance?
๐ And as the MS community prepares to leave Toronto, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ โ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ?
After a week of new research, debate, collaboration and conversation, this final episode is a chance to reflect on ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ2026 ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ โ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ.
๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ2026 ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ โ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐
๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ: bit.ly/4sFGWt3
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: apple.co/4ibfyxX
๐ฅ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐: bit.ly/4siotCl
Featuring Jaume Sastre-Garriga, ECTRIMS Executive Committee and CEMCAT (Centre d'Esclerosi Mรบltiple de Catalunya), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
@cemcat_em, @vallhebron, @ECTRIMS, @ACTRIMS, @MTCC_Events, @SeeTorontoNow #ECTRIMS #MSToronto2026 #ECTRIMSPodcast #MultipleSclerosis #MSResearch #Neurology
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๐๏ธ From Day Two at #MSToronto2026, Tim Coetzee of @mssociety and Pam Valentine of @MSCanOfficial join us to talk research, collaboration โ and turning scientific progress into real-world impact.
๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ:
๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ: open.spotify.com/episode/04Rโฆ
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcasโฆ
๐ฅ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐: ectrims.eu/podcast/mstorontoโฆ
#ECTRIMSPodcast #MSResearch
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๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ #๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ2026 โ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ โ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ.
Our special MSToronto2026 podcast series continues with Daniel Reich โ the MSToronto2026 Lecturer โ as he joins host Brett Drummond to reflect on some of the key takeaways from the first full day in Toronto.
Then, we go deeper. What if imaging could help us connect the dots in MS - from disease mechanisms to networks to the person living with MS?
Fresh from his lecture, Unifying Multiple Sclerosis: Imaging from Teams to Tissue to Biology, Daniel takes the conversation beyond the stage:
โข What can imaging reveal about the biology driving MS? โข How is it changing the way we understand what is happening in the brain?
โข And where could the next generation of imaging take MS research?
Recorded direct from Toronto, hear Daniel and Brett unpack Day One โ and go beyond the lecture - with one of the leading figures in MS imaging research.
๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ โ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ2026.
๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ: bit.ly/3TV02hQ
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: apple.co/4ib2tEN
๐ฅ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐: bit.ly/4sh9DfB
Featuring Daniel Reich, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), The National Institutes of Health. @ECTRIMS @ACTRIMS #ECTRIMS #ACTRIMS #MSToronto2026 #ECTRIMSPodcast #MultipleSclerosis #MSResearch #Neuroimaging #Neurology
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๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ โ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐โ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐! ๐๏ธ
The @ECTRIMS Podcast is coming to you from #MSToronto2026, with a special series of episodes recorded throughout the Joint Meeting โ bringing you highlights, reactions and conversations with some of the leading voices in MS and neuroimmunology.
And weโre starting with ๐๐ซ๐-๐๐๐ฒ.
Ann Yeh joins #ECTRIMSPodcast host @MStranslate Brett Drummond to unpack the discussions and highlights from a day dedicated to specialised topics across MS and related neuroinflammatory diseases.
What stood out? What should we be paying attention to? And which conversations are already setting the stage for the days ahead?
๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ2026 ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ โ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.
๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ: bit.ly/483O6xt
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐: apple.co/4k8Y2Nr
๐ฅ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐: bit.ly/4sosdT6
Featuring Ann Yeh, The Hospital for Sick Children(SickKids) / University of Toronto.
@ECTRIMS #ECTRIMSPodcast #MSResearch
ALT This image is a promotional graphic for the MSToronto2026 Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Meeting, taking place from October 21-23, 2026, in Toronto, Canada. It features "The ECTRIMS Podcast" branding and highlights "Pre Day Highlights" with Ann Yeh. A photo showing Ann Yeh is included on the right side of the graphic, set against an orange and red background.
Day 1 of #MSTORONTO2026 is underway & weโre starting with a topic that is critical to people living with #MultipleSclerosis - brain health! Dr Lara Pilutti from @ottawa_of is currently presenting on the key role that exercise plays in optimising outcomes. @ECTRIMS @ACTRIMS #MS
Given the growing interest in the impact of #menopause on #MultipleSclerosis, a recent study from Israel, along with the responses and interpretations of scientists worldwide, is particularly important. [1/2] abc.net.au/news/health/2026-โฆ
While there has been growing evidence about the role Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) might play in the initiation of #MultipleSclerosis, a new study suggests it may also contribute to relapses in people living with #MS. [1/3] news.massgeneralbrigham.org/โฆ
Researchers at @MassGenBrigham found increased EBV activity and changes in certain immune cells in people living with MS up to three months before a relapse, suggesting the virus may interact with genetic risk factors to trigger inflammation. [2/3]
A new @UVA study has tested a modified version of a HIV medication in an animal model of #MultipleSclerosis & observed very promising early results. Read more: mstranslate.com.au/antiviralโฆ [1/2]
This adds to growing evidence that people receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV may be less likely to develop #MS. Similarly, small case studies of people living with both HIV & MS suggest that antiretroviral treatment may reduce the frequency of relapses. [2/2]
While many may have heard of neurofilament light chain (NfL) as a potential biomarker for disease activity in #MultipleSclerosis, fewer have heard of GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein). [1/3]
ALT A female medical researcher, wearing a white lab coat and blue framed protective glasses, prepares to inspect a sample under a microscope.
A study has shown GFAP may be particularly useful at highlighting disease progression risk without relapses, aka PIRA. The study, involving 2300+ people living with MS, also found falling GFAP levels during certain treatments were associated with a lower risk of later PIRA. [2/3]
More work is needed, but having reliable biomarkers that can track and predict disease activity in people living with #MS would be a big step forward. [3/3]
Exciting news from @mssocietyuk. Early analysis of the Octopus trial has seen alpha-lipoic acid moved to the next stage, indicating it has shown promise as a potential treatment for people living with progressive #MultipleSclerosis. #MS [1/2] mssociety.org.uk/research/laโฆ
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๐ง New Podcast Episode: The BloodโBrain Barrier in Multiple Sclerosis โ From Dysfunction to Treatment
The bloodโbrain barrier is often described as the gatekeeper of the brain.
But in multiple sclerosis, its role may extend much further.
In this episode of the @ECTRIMS Podcast, Prof. Elga de Vries of @amsterdamumc and MS Center Amsterdam joins host Brett Drummond of @MStranslate to explore how bloodโbrain barrier dysfunction is shaping our understanding of MS โ from immune cell infiltration and inflammation to disease progression and future treatment strategies.
๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ:
๐น What happens when the barrier becomes dysfunctional
๐น Changes occurring in both white and grey matter
๐น Bloodโbrain barrier-on-a-chip models and what they could reveal
๐น The challenge of getting treatments into the CNS
๐น Whether the barrier itself could become a therapeutic target
Could protecting or strengthening the bloodโbrain barrier eventually help change the course of MS?
๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ:
๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ: bit.ly/3UJxqrQ
๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: apple.co/3SBmw6T
๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐: bit.ly/3UJxpUO
#MultipleSclerosis #BloodBrainBarrier #MSResearch #Neuroimmunology #Neurology #Neuroinflammation #MSProgression #CNS #DrugDelivery #ECTRIMS #ECTRIMSPodcast
VOTE NOW: As part of an appointment with a neurologist or #MS nurse, I have had a discussion about #diet as a way to help manage my #MultipleSclerosisโฆ
36%Yes, I have.
64%No, I have not.
14 votes โข Final resultsA small @UCLA study has found a combination of the hormones estriol & progesterone may improve cognitive outcomes in menopausal women. Previous research from the same group has also shown that estriol may have beneficial effects for women living with #MultipleSclerosis. [1/2]
ALT A woman is shown sitting on the floor beside a grey coloured couch. Her left elbow is resting on the couch cushion, while her left hand is placed against forehead. Meanwhile, her right hand is shown placed on her chest. We can tell from this body language and the look on the womanโs face that she is experiencing some distress.
As interest grows in understanding how menopause affects women living with #MS, future studies will be key to confirming these findings & exploring whether hormone therapy could eventually help manage cognitive changes associated with both menopause & MS. [2/2]