The society for MS Scotland runs has a wonderful website with tons of MS facts, resources, and useful info for MS patients and caregivers. This resource for Multiple Sclerosis Scotland residents can access has links to other areas of interest for people interested in finding out more about MS, and not solely for MS patients. Due to the fact that Scotland has the highest number of incidences of MS per 100,000 people, it’s beneficial for the country to have a site such as this. Researchers believe the high number of cases of MS is due to a series of factors, such as a vitamin D deficiency, genetics, and viruses.

One study of Scotland’s incidences of MS involved examining medical records which spanned a 12-year period. The records were checked for connections between MS and the location of the patient, whether or not the person was a smoker, and any additional …