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PhD Candidate Akash Kapali presented at the world’s largest conference on multiple sclerosis; MSMilan2023 (held 11-13 October at Allianz MiCo in Milan)

In Milan in front of the convention center: Kjetil Lauvland Bjørnevik, Marianna Cortese og Akash Kapali

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In Milan in front of the convention center: Marianna Cortese, Akash Kapali og Kjetil Lauvland Bjørnevik

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Marianna Cortese

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PhD Candidate Akash Kapali presents at MSMilan2023

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Publisert: 26.10.2023

DRONE PhD Candidate Akash Kapali presented (oral) 12th October at MSMilan2023 i Milan. Title: "Dietary vitamin D and the risk of multiple sclerosis in the Norwegian Mother and Child cohort".

Akash has investigated the association between dietary vitamin D and risk of MS. The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) was linked with the Norwegian MS registry. This prospective study supports the hypothesis that vitamin D itself modifies MS risk.

Read more here: MSMilan2023 – Oral Presentations. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;29(3_suppl):4-136. doi:10.1177/13524585231196191

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).MS occurs when the immune system attacks nerve fibers and myelin sheathing (a fatty substance which surrounds/insulates healthy nerve fibers) in the brain and spinal cord. This attack causes inflammation, which destroys nerve cell processes and myelin – altering electrical messages in the brain.MS is unpredictable and affects each patient differently – some individuals may be mildly affected, while others may lose their ability to write, speak or walk. There are several courses of multiple sclerosis that have been described

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Multiple sclerosis (MS)