Research Priorities in MS with Professor Gavin Giovannoni

Multiple sclerosis is the focus of burgeoning medical research. On this episode of Living Well with MS, we are fortunate to have as our special guest one of the most qualified guides through the MS research, Professor Gavin Giovannoni.
Professor Giovannoni is an academic neurologist based at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University London. His current research is focused on Epstein-Barr virus as a possible cause of multiple sclerosis, MS-related neurodegeneration, biomarker discovery and validation, and MS clinical outcomes.
In his spare time when he is not busy pursuing new frontiers in MS research, Professor Giovannoni is an avid reader, blogger, runner, gardener, husband, father, dog-owner, cook and wine and food lover.
Topics and Timestamps
02:02 What spurred you interest in specializing in neurology and MS?
04:08 Shifts in MS clinical and research objectives over the past decade
06:15 The science of re-myelination
08:30 Do you see lifestyle modification as playing an increasing role in patient care?
15:10 Has accepted clinical practice for MS care been slow to adopt some of the best practices in integrating lifestyle modification into mainstream care? If so, why?
21:46 Various approaches to intermittent fasting
25:31 Most promising research frontiers in MS today
27:48 Risks of low Vitamin D & Epstein-Barr Virus exposure for prevention in families
30:59 Any possible future treatments for people with progressive MS?
32:16 Most important advice for people newly diagnosed with MS
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