Could We Be On The Verge Of A Vaccine For MS?
b"Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system\\xa0(the brain and spinal cord).\\nMS occurs when the immune system attacks nerve fibers and myelin sheathing (a fatty substance which surrounds/insulates healthy nerve fibers) in the brain and spinal cord.\\nA new paper has been published that seems to have discovered the cause of Multiple Sclerosis. This paper could pave the way for a vaccine for MS\\nDr. Claire McCoy Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences at RCSI joined Jonathan to discuss.\\nBroadcaster and Science Communicator Philip Smyth\\xa0& Dr. Lara Dungan also joined Jonathan to go through the top science news stories from the week in Newsround.\\nListen and subscribe to\\xa0Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea\\xa0on\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0and\\xa0Spotify.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on\\xa0newstalk.com\\xa0or on Alexa, by\\xa0adding the Newstalk skill\\xa0and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'."