WESTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB), a leader in the research and development of treatments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), today announced results from a study that suggest that inhibiting death receptor-6 (DR6) function may represent a novel approach in the treatment of multiple sclerosis by blocking autoimmune response while promoting remyelination. Data from in vitro and in vivo models were published online today and will be published in the July print issue of Nature Medicine.
