Research published this week describes a promising start to using stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis.
People with MS experience various neurological symptoms, including numbness, muscle weakness, pain, and difficulty walking.
There are different forms of MS, classified by the duration and progression of their symptoms.
Image: emiridikut (Shutterstock)
Most people with MS have symptoms that fade and reoccur at first, for instance.
It involved 15 patients from Italy diagnosed with secondary MS. Then they were observed for a years time.
Phase I trials primarily focus on a treatments safety and tolerability.
Importantly, patients also experienced no progression of their symptoms.
But for now, the researchers are cautiously optimistic about the future of stem cell therapy for MS.
The team is already planning to conduct larger studies, while other scientists are working on theirown trials.
News from the future, delivered to your present.
