Multiple Sclerosis research is important in order to offer hope to not only the currently diagnosed sufferers of this illness, but also to the individuals who may be diagnosed with it in the future. Without this crucial research, there would never have been the option of oral medications for MS, which was a relatively new addition. Before the discovery of fingolimod, all medications for this illness had to be administered via injection. Many people are not very comfortable with giving themselves injections, but most people are perfectly okay with taking an oral medication. Fingolimod became the very first oral drug for MS that was proven to slow the progression of this disease. This important breakthrough would not have happened without research taking place.

It was the Multiple Sclerosis research studies that were done on patients with MS that originally helped researches delve deeper into the use of MRIs.  Getting an …