A breakthrough in stem cell research has provided a glimmer of hope for a new treatment that could halt the development of multiple sclerosis, researchers have said. A clinical study found injecting ...

A stem cell treatment commonly used for blood cancer appears effective in treating one form of MS The treatment has been available since the 1990s but questions about safety and difficulty have ...

Stem cells injected into the brains of multiple sclerosis patients appear to protect them against further damage from the degenerative disease, a new study shows. MS occurs when the body's own immune ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

For people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), the search for effective treatment options can feel like a never-ending journey. While disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) have improved outcomes for ...

A new study is strengthening the evidence that stem cell transplants can be highly effective for some people with multiple sclerosis -- sending the disease into remission for years, and sometimes ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease with few treatment options. But in a new clinical trial, scientists have tested a promising new therapy involving injections of stem cells, which ...

Across the world, nearly three million people live with multiple sclerosis, a condition in which the immune system attacks a protective sheath surrounding nerve cells, often causing gradually ...

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or aHSCT for short, is usually used to treat blood cancers, and involves harvesting stem cells from the person's own bone marrow or blood followed ...

Largest collection of patient stem cell models of multiple sclerosis to date uncovers novel disease insights and opens the door for new treatments A team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell ...

Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti has received finding from National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CureSearch for Children's Cancer, Wings for Life, Wellcome Trust, ...