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    Potential new MS Therapy

    http://www.theguardian.com/science/2...iple-sclerosis

    Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a set of compounds that may be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) in a new way. Unlike existing MS therapies that suppress the immune system, the compounds boost a population of progenitor cells that can in turn repair MS-damaged nerve fibers.

    One of the newly identified compounds, a Parkinson's disease drug called benztropine, was highly effective in treating a standard model of MS in mice, both alone and in combination with existing MS therapies.

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    Thank you for sharing this. It sounds all fine and good, but I have always been wishy-washy about the mouse phase. I always hod hope, though! Again, thanks.
    Tawanda
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    Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 2004; First sign of trouble: 1994

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