Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

神经病理免疫学(多发性硬化症)与亚伦·博斯特

Ologies with Alie Ward

2025-09-03

1 小时 37 分钟
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Neurons. Immune systems. MRIs. Weed gummies? One of the greats in neurology, Dr. Aaron Boster, takes time to chat all about Multiple Sclerosis, a neurological autoimmune disease close to our hearts. Alie’s mom, your grammapod a.k.a. Fancy Nancy, was diagnosed with MS over two decades ago, and this episode explores in depth the factors that can cause MS, therapies that do – and don’t –  show promise, how diet, exercise and mindfulness actually can help folks who have MS, the oftentimes agonizing journey to a diagnosis, and advice for those who’ve MS for a while – or are newly in the community. Also: yeah, weed.  Visit the Boster Center for Multiple Sclerosis and follow Dr. Boster on YouTube A donation went to MS Views and News More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE), Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR), Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID), Dolorology (PAIN), Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES), Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS), Cardiology (THE HEART), Somnology (SLEEP) 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram and Bluesky Follow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTok Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn
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  • Oh, hey, it's a cough drop in your purse that you don't want to unwrap,

  • but you desperately want to unwrap.

  • Allie Ward with an episode that's close to my heart,

  • and there's a chance that you or someone you love may have been affected by it.

  • And the verdict is it's not fun.

  • And a lot of people don't really get what it is.

  • This one's on multiple sclerosis.

  • So if you like to understand how your body routes messages to itself,

  • this is also a great one to get a grasp on that.

  • This topic is close to my family as my mom, your fancy Nancy,

  • who originated the categories insomnia buster that we talked about in the somnology episodes on sleep.

  • Y'all love her.

  • You love that.

  • So my mom was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over 20 years ago.

  • And our family has had to go from like,

  • what is this to how can I seek out the world's foremost expert on this and ask all of our questions on behalf of people with MS.

  • That's what we did here.

  • So this expert did their undergrad at Oberlin College,

  • got an MD at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,

  • and then hopped over to the University of Michigan for their resident and internship programs before another two-year fellowship.