HealthDay News is reporting that resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, may help in the battle against multiple sclerosis. The research is preliminary and has only been carried out on mice, but scientists at the Univeristy of Utah say the results are promising.

In the study, Mice with an MS-like condition showed an initial weight gain after being given resveratrol, and reseachers say weight gain is a good sign because weight loss usually accompanies a deterioration in neurological function.

Several studies on animals have also linked resveratrol to a longer lifespan. Keep the reserach coming.