HIV drugs could help MS patients

Drugs used to treat HIV could potentially be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) in the future, experts have said after research showed that people with the virus have a lower MS risk.

Researchers said that chronic dampening down of the immune system as a result of HIV or the anti-retroviral drugs used to treat it could be the reason behind the lowered risk.

The MS Society said while much more research is needed, the study shows that antiretrovirals could be a potential future option for treatment for MS.