Scientists are trying to understand how the complex central nervous system works and how and why parts of it stop working. Once these questions are answered, finding the cause and cure of multiple sclerosis will be much easier. Research into MS treatments is advancing steadily although the underlying cause of the disease is still unknown. While no one can predict when the answers will come, researchers are increasingly optimistic as they learn more and more about the way the nervous and immune systems work. The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada has been a strong supporter of MS research since it was founded in 1948.
Funds go to carefully selected research projects at universities and hospitals across the country.
Research is also a priority of other MS Societies around the world. The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is a member of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies. Comprised of 35 national societies, the Federation coordinates and distributes information on MS research at the international level. From time to time, reports about breakthroughs in MS research will be in newspapers, on TV, radio and on the Internet. While most of the information is factual, sometimes it is out of context or incomplete.