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If you aren't sure it is safe, don't click! Before creating or sharing a shortened URL, consider alternatives. If you must use one, make clear where it goes. Be aware that criminals use shortened URLs to direct people to phishing sites and initiate malware downloads. That said, the work cannot reveal exactly why this link exists — but a recent study led by Robinson and Steinman provides some clues.

That study, posted Jan. It suggests that, in people with multiple sclerosis, specific antibody-producing cells appear in great numbers in the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. These cells make antibodies that latch onto an EBV protein called EBNA-1 — but unfortunately, the same antibodies also go after a similar looking molecule on the cells that make myelin.

Several other studies also provide evidence of EBV-specific antibodies targeting components of nerve cells and the myelin sheath itself. Of course, even with this mounting evidence, one big question remains: If most people catch EBV at some point, why do only some people go on to develop multiple sclerosis?

The answer lies, at least in part, in their genes. Evidence suggests that specific versions of genes that regulate the immune system may make a person susceptible to multiple sclerosis, Robinson said. Within that genetic context, EBV can then light the fuse that sets off the development of multiple sclerosis. But perhaps in the future, an EBV vaccine could prevent that fuse from ever being lit, or therapeutics could counter the virus's lingering effects on the immune system, thus stopping multiple sclerosis in its tracks, he said.

Nicoletta Lanese is a staff writer for Live Science covering health and medicine, along with an assortment of biology, animal, environment and climate stories. For example, the preview for the short link to this page is: tiny. This service is not free and since we are already set up with another short link service, I was unable to make a short link as an example.

If you want to try it, you can type budurl into your Twitter search don't worry I already tested it by adding the? There is also another option that you can use for any short link. It's called URL Expander and all you have to do is copy and paste the short url in and, voila, it makes it long, so you can see where it leads you.

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