Leukemia drug may reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis!

A drug developed to treat leukaemia may be a powerful new weapon against multiple sclerosis, researchers say.

Alemtuzumab appears to stop progression of the disease in patients with early stage active relapsing-remitting MS - the most common form of the condition.The University of Cambridge study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, also suggests the drug may enable repair of previous damage.However, it can produce potentially serious side-effects, they warn.

Source: BBC.com