, in people who have MS, exercise has been associated with a reduced relapse rate, lower lesion volume, slower progression of the disease, and improved performance on neurological tests. Another study, published in July 2017 in
Multiple Sclerosis, found that resistance training in particular can increase cortical thickness in people with relapsing-remitting MS, suggesting that this type of exercise can help combat brain atrophy, which is associated with disease progression in MS.
BMC Neurology found that physical exercise can significantly reduce fatigue in people who have MS. Another recent study, published in July 2020 in the
Journal of Neurology, found that regular physical activity helps people who have MS maintain volume in the hippocampus region of the brain.
• Donald Huckle Memorial Band Scholarship
• Aidan Greenaway, presented by the Donald Huckle Memorial Fund
Dean’s List
Rand Al Baka and Teeba Al Baka were named to the winter 2021 Dean’s List at Knox College in Illinois. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
Regional engineering contest winner
Jared Koenig, a Civil Engineering major at Youngstown State University, is a member of YSU’s Steel Bridge team that placed first at the Ohio Valley Student Steel Bridge Competition, qualifying for the national event in June.
Joyce A. Morrison, 77, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, following her courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.
Born on Feb. 28, 1944, in Oil City, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William J. and Loretta Gilmore Dempsey. Joyce married her high school sweetheart and devoted husband of 55 years, Gary L. Morrison, on March 4, 1966.
Joyce was a graduate of Oil City High School, Class of 1962, where she was a varsity cheerleader, secretary of the senior class, and was a member of the Acapella Choir and National Honor Society. She then attended Slippery Rock University, graduating in 1966 with a degree in health and physical education and was a proud Rockette (cheerleader) and member of the American Association of University Women.