Radical therapy may halt progress of MS

A radical treatment that wipes out, and then regenerates, the immune system can halt aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and even reverse its symptoms, researchers claim.

Scientists in Canada described as “very exciting” the results from a trial of 24 patients who have a highly active, relapsing form of the autoimmune disease.

However, they warned that the procedure was risky, and only likely to benefit a proportion of patients in early stages of the illness.