Last post Tue, May 27 2008 4:28 AM by djmastermum. 2 replies.
Stem-cell treatment could be used to help reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis within 15 years, a leading expert on the disease has said. Professor Charles ffrench-Constant, the director of a groundbreaking MS research centre in Edinburgh, said the treatment could be used to halt the decline of patients suffering from the debilitating nerve condition.In an interview with The Herald newspaper, Prof ffrench-Constant said stem cells could be used to help repair nerve damage caused by MS.He said he wanted to find a way to make the body rebuild myelin - the sheath which protects nerve fibres - using stem cells, which have the ability to turn into different types of tissue................... For the complete report please go to MSRC: MS Research News : Stem Cell Research & Treatment : Multiple Sclerosis Specific Stem Cell Research
As a person living with Secondary Progessive MS I'm not happy with the blind devotion to Stem Cell research that has yet to yeild any positive results for the billions spent over nearly 20 years. There is dynamite research being funded by private groups which has already demonstrated proven results that is overlooked for the dream of stem cell. For me, I think the focus should be on research that can provide results rather than continueing to fund Stem Cell which can only make hollow promises of possible future break throughts, Stem Cell should fade into the realm of junk science. The cure is out there we just have to look at all the other options instead of wasting decades attempting to make science where there is none.
I agree with you grimpy.
