Breakthrough Prize for MS Research
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$3 million Breakthrough Prize goes to scientists behind groundbreaking MS research
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Dr. Alberto Ascherio of Harvard and Dr. Stephen Hauser of UCSF will share a $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences .
The prize highlights paradigm-shifting research about multiple sclerosis.
In MS , the immune system attacks fatty tissue that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
EBV is a herpesvirus, which means it can lurk in the body, go dormant and reactivate later on.
It's not yet known how EBV infection ultimately leads to MS .
Various groups are working on vaccines to prevent infection, with the hope of snuffing out MS down the line.
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