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Study: Drug may boost thinking skills in people with advanced MS
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Researchers say a multiple sclerosis drug meant to slow physical disability also shows promise in improving mental acuity in people who are living with secondary progressive MS, an advanced form of the disease.
The new study found that people taking the drug, called siponimod, for one to two years showed improvements in cognitive processing speed compared to those who took a placebo.
Advertisement Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease, meaning neurons in the brain can break down or die, and this can greatly affect a person s thinking skills, explained study author Ralph Benedict, of the University of Buffalo in New York, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.