Promising Data Suggests New Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Could Halt or Reverse Symptoms

Early clinical data is showing promise for an experimental treatment tackling multiple sclerosis. The treatment, which targets a virus closely linked to MS called Epstein-Barr virus, was found to be safe and possibly effective at halting the progression of symptoms in some patients. But it will take much more data to know whether this approach can represent a genuine leap forward for managing the debilitating condition.Multiple sclerosis is caused by an overactive immune system that attacks the