The new study found that one in 170 Orcadian women suffer from the condition.

BBC: Brain scan of MS patient

Of more local papers, the only paid titles to keep sales from falling since the first half of 2011 were the Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser, the Border Telegraph, the Milngavie and Bearsden Herald and the Orcadian.

BBC: Sharp fall in city evening newspaper sales