JK Rowling brings resources against multiple sclerosis

• April 27, 2024

It is well known by all that Harry Potter has broken a lot of sales records in all the bookstores of the world, and that the adaptations of the books taken to the big screen became resounding blockbusters from the moment they were released, and the same is expected from the next ones films.

But did you know that the author of this behind: Joanne Jo Rowling, who writes under the pseudonym of J. K. Rowling , has proved to be one of the women most interested in the treatment and research of the multiple sclerosis (EM)?

Although for several years he has supported research into this cause, this Tuesday he has confirmed his concern with a generous donation of 10 million pounds (something like 12 million euros or 15.4 million dollars) to the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, the city where the author has been for several years, for the creation of a neurological clinic specialized in the care and research of diseases degenerative as the multiple sclerosis , Alzheimer's Y Parkinson .

This center will be called Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic , will be a tribute to the mother of the British author who died, at just 45 years of age, due to complications related to EM in 1990, before the writer jumped to fame with her novels about an orphaned wizard apprentice; theme that, to say the writer, was influenced by the death of his mother and the absence it represents.

Rowling, who curiously turned 45 on July 31, said: "I can not think of anything more important, or of more lasting value, than helping the university attract world-class minds in the field of neuro- regeneration, to expand its extensive and illustrious history of investigation medical and, eventually, seek a cure for a very Scottish disease. "

Patients and ravages of MS

This disease affects people of All ages and social classes, with a preference for individuals young boys . According to the statistics, the women they are more prone to the disease, especially those that reside in the northern part of the globe.

It has also been discovered that multiple sclerosis has a susceptibility genetics , however, it is not inherited directly.

On the other hand, since this disease predominantly affects the nervous system, the neurological symptoms are those that manifest themselves. These symptoms include paralysis, problems walking, loss of vision and numbness. All these symptoms are often diverse and very confusing, which makes a definitive diagnosis even more difficult.

These symptoms occur due to anomalies at nervous system because of the inability to correctly transmit their signals, since myelin is damaged.

In a disease autoimmune , where the cells of the body do not recognize their own species and attack them. The immune system naturally fights foreign bodies.

The treatment for MS

There is not yet one cure effective for multiple sclerosis, although the investigation It has been continuous and the results very consistent.

Some people do not want to use a therapy for MS, since several of the medications have some serious side effects, which pose risks. An example of such medication is interferon beta.

There are three major brands of the drug mentioned, Rebif, Betaseron and Avonex. These three have been approved by the FDA or Food and Drug Administration with respect to its use in the relapsing-remitting type of multiple sclerosis.