Join the Movement for Increased MS Research Funding Ask Senator Inouye for His Support

A new source of federal funding for multiple sclerosis (MS) research could soon be available. Congress currently is looking at a $15 million federal appropriation for MS research through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), administered by the Department of Defense.

You have a unique opportunity to help raise the importance of this issue and encourage support. Senator Daniel Inouye is the chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, so he can advance this appropriation. You can send a quick e-mail to Senator Inouye's office today. Click above to take action.

• It’s critical to secure additional funding to move MS research forward. The National Institutes of Health, currently the primary source of funding for MS research, is set to reduce its funding.
• Gulf War veterans could be at increased risk of developing MS based on recent studies, including a study in the Annals of Neurology identifying 5,345 cases of MS among veterans that were deemed "service-connected" – a significant increase from previous evaluations.
• Another study found an unexpected, two-fold increase in MS between 1993 and 2000 in Kuwait, suggesting a potential environmental trigger for MS.

It’s clear that a $15 million appropriation for MS research is necessary to help move us closer to a work free of MS. Click above to ask Senator Inouye for his support today. Thank you.

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