article_snippet: A number of her MS sufferers were given pioneering therapy at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield .
article_snippet: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves).
article_snippet: The progress, severity and specific symptoms of her MS cannot be predicted.
article_snippet: her MS is a lifelong disease for which a cause and cure are yet to be found; however, doctors and scientists are making discoveries about the treatment and management of her MS every day.
article_snippet: The visible and hidden symptoms of her MS are unpredictable and vary from person to person and from time to time in the same person.
article_snippet: Professor Sharrack and colleagues are seeking patients with relapsing-remitting MS, the most common form, for an NHS-funded trial.
article_snippet: The MS Society described the Sheffield work as ‘very encouraging’ and said The MS Society is eagerly awaiting the results of larger trials.