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Scots breakthrough in battle against MS

Thousands of Scots with multiple sclerosis have been offered new hope by scientists, following a major breakthrough in the development of treatments that halt or reverse the condition.

Medical charities said the find was “astounding news” that would delight the 10,000 Scots with the degenerative illness, while experts from Edinburgh University hailed their discovery as the most important in the field in a decade.

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