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Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Younger siblings protect against MS

This is an interesting study, Higher infant sibling exposure in the first six years of life was associated with a reduced risk of MS, possibly by altering childhood infection patterns and related immune responses.

And this effect was not minimal - meet this criterion and your risk is reduced by 90%.

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