The MS CURE FUND is a national nonprofit organization based in Boston, MA dedicated to help create awareness, educate, and raise funds for MS research to help find a CURE for Multiple Sclerosis. It was founded in 2004 by MS patient Susan Strachan.

MS CURE FUND PUTS A FACE TO MS - Along with other MS patients, In our efforts, we are trying to create awareness about Multiple Sclerosis through educational seminars and programs along with raising much needed FUNDS directly for RESEARCH. Our funds provide researchers and scientists the ability to study the disease and learn more about determining its causes. Currently, proceeds benefit Dr. Howard Weiner's research at the Partners MS Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Who contracts MS?
Young adults between the ages of 20 and 40 and it is twice as common in women as men, perhaps related to hormonal factors. The incidence of MS is ten times higher for those living above the 40th parallel, worldwide. - Most scientists think the cause of MS is "multifactorial". The person's genetic heritage, gender, birthplace, age and environment contribute to susceptibility, resistance, and pattern of the course of MS.

It is not an inherited disease, in the strict sense, but certain susceptibility does run in families.
One theory suggests a common viral infection in your early teens results in the development of an immune response (autoimmune reaction) when one becomes an adult. In this autoimmune process, immune cells mistake myelin for a foreign invader and attack it.

MS affects nearly 500,000 people with 200 new cases reported each week in the US and over 2 Million people worldwide.

GOAL:
Through fund raising events such as golf tournaments, road races, social galas, networking seminars, corporate sponsorships and private donations, we look to raise $1Million by 2010.
Please join our efforts by making a tax-deductible donation today. Thank you for your support.