Diane Edwards receives MS Society prize.Diane Edwards receives MS Society prize Diane D. Edwards, our former Life Sciences/Biomedicine writer who departed SCIENCE NEWS last summer to help her mother construct a tepee tepee or tipi (both: tē`pē), typical dwelling of Native North Americans living on the Great Plains. It was usually made by arranging tent poles into a conical frame and spreading skins, usually buffalo hide, tightly over at the family ranch near Big Sandy There are seven communities in the United States named Big Sandy
Multiple sclerosis, a progressively debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction central nervous system disorder caused by the deterioration of the protective sheath covering neurons, affects an estimated 250,000 people in the United States. Its cause remains unknown, although increasing evidence suggests a virus or some other environmental "trigger" activates an immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. malfunction in people genetically predisposed pre·dis·pose v. pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing, pre·dis·pos·es v.tr. 1. a. To make (someone) inclined to something in advance: to the disease. In her award-winning article, Edwards chronicled a series of recent studies aimed at understanding MS' cause and finding an effective treatment for the disease. Judges awarded Edwards her prize based on the article's accuracy, clarity, writing quality and contribution to the public's understanding of multiple sclerosis, says MS Society spokeswoman Denise C.L. Lundborg. Edwards currently serves as a lecturer in microbiology at Montana State University Montana State University, at Bozeman; land-grant; coeducational; chartered 1893. It is primarily a technical institution specializing in agriculture, engineering, and applied sciences. The Museum of the Rockies is there. in Bozeman and as coordinator of AIDS education for the Area Health Education Center, a state-wide, federally funded program dealing with Montana's rural health-care needs. A representative of the MS Society's Montana chapter presented Edwards her prize, a plaque and a $1,000 check in Bozeman on Dec. 5. |
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