Miraculous new MS stem cell treatment

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Miraculous new MS stem cell treatment

Postby annie » 02 Mar 2015, 09:39

Dancing, walking and running again, the wheelchair-bound MS patients after they were given 'miraculous' stem cell treatment
Pioneering treatment has allowed wheelchair-bound patients to run again
Patient given high dose of chemotherapy to wipe out faulty immune system
Therapy then uses person's own stem cells to fight the devastating disease
It may be the first ever treatment to successfully reverse symptoms of MS


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Re: Miraculous new MS stem cell treatment

Postby wendy » 02 Mar 2015, 09:44

it is good to hear good news. thank you for this
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Re: Miraculous new MS stem cell treatment

Postby maureenho » 02 Mar 2015, 11:21

I've always believed more research should go into stem cell treatments for all conditions, I wonder if this work on all types of MS.
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Re: Miraculous new MS stem cell treatment

Postby wendy » 02 Mar 2015, 11:33

Understanding the Different Types of Multiple Sclerosis

http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis ... nces-in-ms
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Re: Miraculous new MS stem cell treatment

Postby Rosalind » 02 Mar 2015, 15:41

go90 than999 found this very interesting, as I have a friend with MS.
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