It seems that MS patients have found an unlikely ally in NASA.  A suit developed to cool astronauts provides Multiple Sclerosis assistance by cooling the body in a much more convenient and comfortable way than was practical in the past. More than three decades ago, it was discovered that for patients with MS, assistance in the way of symptom relief could be had by cooling the body by as little as one degree Fahrenheit.

With MS, the loss of a substance called myelin gradually damages the nerves in the Central Nervous System. This myelin covers the nerves and acts as protective sheath. This sheath acts as in insulation and allows electrical impulses or signals to be transmitted throughout the nervous system. When this insulation is stripped away by the Multiple Sclerosis, the ability to transmit these signals is disrupted. The resulting symptoms are the most troublesome problem the patient lives …