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Most existing medication treating multiple sclerosis is about damping the immune system so that it does not attack nerve cells. A new approach - using the over the counter antihistamine clemastine - is different in that it helps to rebuild a protective insulation, called myelin, around nerve fibres. Experiments with 50 patients showed promise; more research is needed.

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