Home

multiple sclerosis (MS)

roadskater's picture

Tour to Tanglewood Section of Roadskater.net

Wed May 17 2006 9:16pm — roadskater
3

Hi and welcome! This is a special part of Roadskater.net for anyone who loves, or thinks they might grow to love, the awesome 2-day Tour to Tanglewood skate and bike ride (skride) for Multiple Sclerosis. It shows links to photos, articles, maps and more from our roadskating and cycling team members who have participated in Tour to Tanglewood every year since 1999.

eebee's picture

Possible Cure for MS?

Sun Dec 6 2009 12:47am — eebee
0

Here's some info about a surgical procedure performed by an Italian doctor to halt MS. The procedure unblocks restricted bloodflow from the brain in MS patients. 2 years later, 73% of those who had the procedure (65 people) showed no symptoms of MS!!

roadskater's picture

Obese Women Age 18 to 20 Found to Have Over Twice the Risk of Developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Fri Nov 13 2009 3:50pm — roadskater
1

A new study finds interesting information on the time of life that obesity may affect a woman's chance of developing Multiple Sclerosis. In studying data from 200,000 women over 40 years, researchers found that obesity in late adolescence and early adulthood (18 to 20 years old) doubled the chance of developing muliple sclerosis later in life. 

...a surprising finding was that the results showed a significant link to
increased MS risk only from obesity during adolescence, but not during
childhood or adulthood.

Location

Nurses’ Health Study - Channing Laboratory
181 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
United States
Phone: 617-525-2279
Fax: 617-525-2008
42° 20' 12.0876" N, 71° 6' 7.5204" W
See map: Google Maps
roadskater's picture

Roadskater.net Carolina Century 21- to 102-mile Bike Ride & Roadskate for MS October 24 2009 Gospel Baptist Church Greensboro NC

Fri Sep 11 2009 7:07pm — roadskater
1
2009.10.24 7:30 am
US/Eastern

Easy link to this page: skate.carolinacentury.com

Roadskater.net Carolina Century 21- to 102-mile Bike Ride & Roadskate for MS

Location

Gospel Baptist Church
5949 N Church St
Greensboro, NC
United States
36° 13' 31.9656" N, 79° 47' 32.0064" W
See map: Google Maps
AttachmentSize
carolina century 2009 post card v2.pdf135.54 KB
roadskater's picture

Multiple Sclerosis News: Early Smoking Bad, Prolonged Breast Feeding Good for Mom to Stave off Relapses

Sun Feb 22 2009 3:12pm — roadskater
0

A couple of recent reports of preliminary research or small studies are interesting. Much research seems to involve early age factors in developing multiple sclerosis later. In this regard, a study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine indicates that those who started smoking before age 17 had a higher risk of getting MS...

Locations

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
600 N Wolfe St # B110
Baltimore, MD 21287
United States
Phone: (410) 955-5000
39° 17' 40.848" N, 76° 35' 26.2932" W
See map: Google Maps
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
Phone: (650) 723-2300
37° 25' 46.7832" N, 122° 10' 22.4904" W
See map: Google Maps
roadskater's picture

Multiple Sclerosis Patients' Own Stem Cells Might Reverse Early Stage MS, plus more MS news

Fri Jan 30 2009 12:09pm — roadskater
0

I found some Multiple Sclerosis news in the right sidebar worth noting.

First is a finding that researchers in a small study...

...appear to have reversed the neurological dysfunction of early-stage
multiple sclerosis patients by transplanting their own immune stem
cells into their bodies and thereby "resetting" their immune systems.

Location

Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
303 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-3008
United States
Phone: 312-503-8649
41° 53' 48.246" N, 87° 37' 10.8228" W
See map: Google Maps
roadskater's picture

Carolina Century 2008 Photos 102-Mile Bike Ride Inline Skate Roadskate Greensboro NC

Mon Nov 17 2008 5:18am — roadskater
1

Check out my 570 photos from the Carolina Century at:

http://roadskater.net/photos/carolina-century-2008-greensboro-nc-102-mil...

The photos are from three cameras in time sequence, the vast majority (510) from my road cam and the rest at the start/finish at Gospel Baptist Church.

Here's the kmz file for Google Earth for 510 geolocated thumbnails from my road cam (additional photos available on the above collection):

Location

Bethany FIre Station Rest Stop 2 Bethany, NC
United States
36° 18' 40.5612" N, 79° 50' 55.4748" W
See map: Google Maps
roadskater's picture

Multiple Sclerosis: Many Scars Damaging Nerves and How and Why You Can Help with Treatment and Research

Thu Sep 11 2008 1:55pm — roadskater
1

The party's over. Part of it was canceled by the Hurricane/Tropical Storm Hanna. We still skated and rode and had a great time!

However, while the Tour to Tanglewood for Multiple Sclerosis was delayed and shortened and is now over, for everyone with MS--and everyone who cares for them--the disease goes on.

So we need to keep going. Let's help them. Will you help me help them?

Location

National Multiple Sclerosis Society NCC Chapter
2211 West Meadowview Road, Suite 30
Greensboro, NC 27407
United States
Phone: 336-299-4136
Fax: 336-855-3039
36° 2' 50.1396" N, 79° 50' 25.0404" W
See map: Google Maps
eebee's picture

National MS Society Tour to Tanglewood 2008 Bike Ride Inline Skate Greensboro to Clemmons NC

Wed Sep 3 2008 8:05pm — eebee
0
2008.09.06 7:30 am
2008.09.07 3:00 pm
Etc/GMT-4

Come out and skate or cycle up to 100 miles with us on September 6th & 7th 2008 to benefit those suffering from the devastating effects of Multiple Sclerosis. After Saturday's skate/ride from Volvo Trucks North America in Greensboro to Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, hang out and mingle with other event participants: eat, drink and be proud of yourself for skating that far. Camp out at the campsite or in a nearby hotel room for much-deserved sleep, wake up next day and give your body another great workout skating (or cycling) back to Greensboro for lunch!

Locations

Volvo Trucks North America
7900 National Service Road
Greensboro, NC 27409
United States
36° 4' 55.758" N, 79° 58' 2.0064" W
See map: Google Maps
Tanglewood Park Campground Clemmons, NC
United States
36° 0' 43.3152" N, 80° 24' 22.6296" W
See map: Google Maps
roadskater's picture

J&L Bicycle Burlington NC 2008 Tour to Tanglewood Training Ride Photos, Speed Map, Google Earth Thumbnails

Mon Jul 7 2008 2:09am — roadskater
1

I had a great time with eebee, andrewinnc and jack, plus Marianne and all the cyclists and T2T staff and volunteers at the inaugural J&L Bicycle T2T training ride! Check out my 150 photos two ways, as a Google Earth thumbnail route map, and full-sized on roadskater.net:

Location

J&L Bicycle
216 E Front Street
Burlington, NC
United States
36° 5' 34.7748" N, 79° 26' 9.2004" W
See map: Google Maps
Syndicate content Syndicate content Syndicate content