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Best treatment for multiple sclerosis may be antivirals

The best treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) might be antivirals that target the Epstein-Barr virus.

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The best treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) might be antivirals that target the Epstein-Barr virus. Pharmaceutical companies are now being called on to develop such drugs after researchers studied the immune responses of people with and without the condition. “There aren’t good Epstein-Barr virus drugs currently available, but they can be developed,” says Michael Levy at Harvard Medical School. “That might be the most useful specific therapy for MS in the future.”

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