We are grateful to MSA/AMS Patient Advocate Valerie Garneau. Valerie is the new Patient Advocate & Board Member for Defeat MSA/Vaincre AMS Canada. She spoke on national French Canadian TV about Multiple System Atrophy to raise awareness! Thank you Valerie for your...

“Finding Balance with MSA” – Joshua Calvert (Patient, Australia)

by defeatmsa | Apr 2, 2020 | Patient Support Blog

My name is Josh I am 46 years of age. My passions include surfing gardening, travelling, and cooking. I worked as registered nurse for 24 years both in Australia and the United Kingdom. I have been married for 20 years and have a 14-year-old son. I live in Illawarra...

“Finding Balance with MSA” – Joshua Calvert (Patient, Australia)

by defeatmsa | Mar 23, 2020 | Patient Support Blog

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Caregiver’s Blog

“Sticking With MSA” -Dr. Wouter Peelearts (Researcher, Michigan)

by defeatmsa | Apr 5, 2019

Sticking with Multiple System Atrophy

Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is a rare brain disorder that until recently was largely ignored by the research community. MSA is a rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disease caused by a decline of the body’s most basic and vital functions including breathing, digestion, urination, controlling blood pressure and movement.

GIVE HELP, GIVE HOPE – RAYS OF HOPE HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER!

by ximpd | Dec 2, 2020

GIVE HELP, GIVE HOPE – ANNOUNCING THE 2020 RAYS OF HOPE HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER! Help Us Support MSA Research in Canada! Help Us Support MSA Patients in Canada! Help Us Support MSA Awareness in Canada! Help Us Educate Medical Professionals in Canada! 4 Ways to Support Our...

Announcing Defeat MSA Canada #GivingTuesday Fundraiser – Help Us!

by ximpd | Nov 29, 2020

Announcing Defeat MSA Canada #GivingTuesday 2020 Facebook or Canada Helps Fundraiser! December 1, 2020 is #GivingTuesday. Please consider helping Defeat MSA Canada with a Facebook Fundraiser, Canada Helps Fundraiser or a Direct Donation! We Need Your Support This...

“ANNOUNCING NEW MSA GENETIC STUDY IN CANADA”

by ximpd | Nov 23, 2020

November 23, 2020 WINDSOR, ON - Defeat MSA Canada/Vaincre L’AMS Canada, Defeat MSA Alliance: Defeat Multiple System Atrophy and MSA United International enthusiastically announce a new genetic study in partnership with the Canadian Open Parkinson's Network (C-OPN)....

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Advocate’s Blog

GIVE HELP, GIVE HOPE – RAYS OF HOPE HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER!

by ximpd | Dec 2, 2020

Announcing Defeat MSA Canada #GivingTuesday Fundraiser – Help Us!

by ximpd | Nov 29, 2020

BREAKING NEWS – GLOBAL VIRTUAL MSA CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 – FREE, INFORMATIVE & SAFE

by ximpd | Aug 12, 2020

Defeat MSA Alliance and the MSA United International Consortium charities are excited to announce the World’s First MSA Virtual Conference and it is FREE and includes a live streaming documentary, "A Day for Susana" (Um Dia Para Susana) - the first feature film about...

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Researcher’s Blog

“ANNOUNCING NEW MSA GENETIC STUDY IN CANADA”

by ximpd | Nov 23, 2020

“REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Genetics and MSA” By Lynne Krohn (McGill, Montréal)

by ximpd | Nov 19, 2020

By Lynne Krohn, PhD student, McGill University (Montréal, QC, Canada) A major goal in MSA research is to develop successful clinical interventions which can stop or slow the disease progression. Currently, there are options available for symptomatic treatment of MSA,...

SEMINAR: “A-Syn Conformational Strains and Patient Perspective”

by ximpd | Jun 2, 2020

MSA Researcher Raphaella So, PhD candidate (Toronto), and Defeat MSA Patient Advocate Beverly K. Wilson offer some informed insights on Multiple System Atrophy in a recent talk sponsored by our friends at Cure Parkinson’s UK. Beverly’s presentation describes the...

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