Could stem cells help people paralysed by MS? Scientists reveal they are 'astonished' by landmark study

Posted: May 16, 2014 at 7:48 pm

Mice crippled by version of MS could walk again after less than two weeks Were previously so disabled they couldn't stand long enough to be fed Researchers say they had not expected the stem cell treatment to work These cells may have worked as they were grown in a crowded lab dish

By Anna Hodgekiss

Published: 03:28 EST, 16 May 2014 | Updated: 03:50 EST, 16 May 2014

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Progress: The brain of someone with MS, which in later stages, can leave patients unable to walk

Stem cells could hold the key to treating people paralysed by multiple sclerosis, landmark research has revealed.

Treatment with human stem cells has allowed mice crippled by a version of MS to walk again after less than two weeks.

Scientists admit to being astonished by the result and believe it opens up a new avenue of research in the quest for solutions to MS.

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Could stem cells help people paralysed by MS? Scientists reveal they are 'astonished' by landmark study

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