6 d. ago Hope for MS sufferers over drugs that 'can repair damaged nerves': Scientists say they are on the brink of creating breakthrough treatment

MS causes the body to attack myelin, the protective membrane around nerve cells, causing debilitating symptoms such as fatigue, pain, spasms and problems with walking.

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7 d. ago ‘Exciting’ clinical results offer hope for new class of MS therapies

Cambridge trial suggests diabetes drug with antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous systemEarly results from a clinical trial suggest that a common diabetes drug taken with an antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system that drives disability in multiple sclerosis.While the effect was too small for patients to notice a benefit after six months, tests did reveal improvements in nerve function, raising hopes that damage to the protective coatings around nerve fibres might be reversed with drugs. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Voices: The Huntington’s breakthrough gives me hope, but it comes too late for Dad

In 2021, a few years after her father started showing symptoms, Carly Evans tested positive for the Huntington’s disease gene. She writes about the fatal condition that has affected generations of her family, and the hope this week’s breakthrough brings

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9 d. ago Families say Huntington's treatment breakthrough brings 'hope'

A 'groundbreaking' new treatment could slow Huntington's disease for the first time ever

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9 d. ago Huntington’s treatment slows disease for first time in major breakthrough

The condition, which currently has no cure, has been slowed in a groundbreaking trial

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9 d. ago Huntington’s treatment slows disease for first time giving hope to families

The condition, which currently has no cure, has been slowed in a groundbreaking trial

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1 week ago How autism could be beaten by a £2 pill you can get on the NHS. As Trump hails 'amazing' drug, doctor who championed it reveals breakthrough that let boy say 'I love you' for first time

It's one of the most pressing and controversial questions in modern medicine: just why are cases of autism skyrocketing?

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1 week ago Trump to warn parents everyday drug may trigger AUTISM... as officials hail breakthrough reversal treatment

President Trump is expected to make a major announcement on Monday to warn parents that Tylenol may be triggering autism in children and that there is a new medication to help treat it.

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