Chain Reaction: Adult Stem Cells Used to Stop RRMS

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Adult Stem Cells Used to Stop RRMS

A friend recently emailed me an article she read regarding Adult Stem Cell Research. Follow link below:

Adult Stem Cell Treatment Leaves College Student Free of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

This article is from February so a few months back and you may have already heard about it, but, I thought I would pass it along in case you did not! :)

3 comments:

awb said...: I saw that guy on TV, it sure looks hopeful. I hope it works for secondary progressive too, just my luck to have the wrong one!

Andy; April 30, 2009
Miss Chris said...: That would be so great... here's hoping!; April 30, 2009
Herrad said...: Hi Lanette,

If it works for RRMS surely it would also have some positive effect for others too.

Anything that stopped or even returned some function would be very acceptable to be going on with.

It certainly sounds hopeful which is what we need.

Love,
Herrad; May 05, 2009

For those who don't know MS first hand - An Important Excerpt from Wikipedia on MS:

The person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation (hypoesthesias and paraesthesias), muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving;^[15] difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia);^[15] problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia),^[16] visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, or diplopia),^[17] fatigue, acute or chronic pain,^[18]^[19] and bladder and bowel difficulties.^[19]^[20] Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.^[21]^[22] The main clinical measure of disability progression and symptom severity is the Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS.^[23]

Multiple sclerosis relapses are often unpredictable, occurring without warning and without obvious inciting factors. Some attacks, however, are preceded by common triggers. Relapses occur more frequently during spring and summer.^[24] Infections such as the common cold, influenza, or gastroenteritis increase the risk of relapse.^[25]^[26] Stress may also trigger an attack.