Transcript: Profile: New drug studies show promising results in treatment of multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease

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Profile: New drug studies show promising results in treatment of multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease

Host: MICHELE NORRIS Time: 9:00-10:00 PM

MICHELE NORRIS, host:

From NPR News, it's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris.

A single, new drug is showing promise against two very different diseases. One is multiple sclerosis, which eats away at the brain. The other is Crohn's disease, a painful intestinal disorder. The findings appear in this week's New England Journal of Medicine. As NPR's Richard Knox reports, scientists think the new approach may be effective against a wide range of immune disorders.

RICHARD KNOX reporting:

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