New drugs for multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a condition caused by immune cells attacking parts of the nervous system. Now there are two new drugs to treat it...

06 January 2015

Interview with

Anne la Flamme, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington

Part of the show Dissolving teaspoons: Naked in Wellington

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Risperidone treatment significantly reduces microglial activation in the CNS of mice with an MS-like disease. Image: Anne la Flamme, PLoS One, 2014.

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Multiple sclerosis is a condition caused by immune cells attacking parts of the nervous system. New Zealand has one of the highest incidences of the disease in the world. Dr Anne La Flamme is based at Wellington's Malaghan Institute of Medical Research where she's trying to understand why, and working on new ways to treat the disease, as she explains to Chris Smith...