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Great news for MS sufferers

Post by Fat Bob » 15th Dec, '09, 07:42

OK, not a fully avaialble treatment yet, but this is a giant leap for treatment for MS sufferers!

MS sufferer walks after stem cell treatment

One problem with drug treatment is that it only relieves the symptoms temporarily, whereas this is fantastic news! Hopefully will give people the idea that stem cell research is not a bad thing!
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Post by Morrolan » 15th Dec, '09, 07:57

oh wow... big, big step forward.

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Post by Bender » 15th Dec, '09, 08:11

What about rejection, is that an issue? I guess only time will tell. But I agree, this is good news.
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Post by Morrolan » 15th Dec, '09, 08:27

Bender wrote:What about rejection, is that an issue? I guess only time will tell. But I agree, this is good news.
well, the article mentions they are using a person's own stem cells from the bone marrow, so rejection would be nil.
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Post by Spike » 15th Dec, '09, 08:55

Spectacular stuff. My sister has had Myasthenia Gravis for almost 40 years. I believe it's a disease related to MS. Is it possible that the same kind of treatment might arise for these similar diseases?
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Post by Kooky » 15th Dec, '09, 09:49

Choccie's mice are not dying in vain :)

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Post by Burbage » 15th Dec, '09, 12:08

Kooky wrote:Choccie's mice are not dying in vain :)
They are, in fact, conducting fiendishly subtle experiments on Choccie in order to work out the question to the answer to the ultimate question.

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Post by Dinosaur » 15th Dec, '09, 16:05

Fat Bob wrote:OK, not a fully avaialble treatment yet, but this is a giant leap for treatment for MS sufferers!

MS sufferer walks after stem cell treatment

One problem with drug treatment is that it only relieves the symptoms temporarily, whereas this is fantastic news! Hopefully will give people the idea that stem cell research is not a bad thing!
great news

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Post by canuck » 15th Dec, '09, 16:30

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Re: Great news for MS sufferers

Post by Fat Bob » 15th Dec, '09, 17:08

Spike wrote:Spectacular stuff. My sister has had Myasthenia Gravis for almost 40 years. I believe it's a disease related to MS. Is it possible that the same kind of treatment might arise for these similar diseases?
Sorry to say, but from my quick reading of Wiki and low knowledge of all the biological and medical terms, Myasthenia Gravis (neuromuscular autoimmune disorder) is not that related to Multiple Scerolsis (which is a nueroinflamation disorder).

However, people are looking at what diseases can be cured by stem cells. Typically, they go for the larger ones first and the treatments they make for them can sometimes be used for other diseases (or the learnings from the treatments).

Not great news for your sister in this case, but we're still looking for other things!
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Re: Great news for MS sufferers

Post by Tack » 15th Dec, '09, 19:28

I do hope this becomes what it promises. False dawns are forever occuring but stem cell treatment does seem to be an eventual saviour for so many things. Finding and ironing out the snags for any treatment before it becomes available seems to take forever for those already aflicted and their families. There always has to be that generation just before the breakthrough who know it's coming but cannot benefit. Still, I doubt anyone would begrudge the beneficiaries.

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Post by Burbage » 15th Dec, '09, 19:33

canuck wrote:42
That's the answer, not the question.

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Re: Great news for MS sufferers

Post by chocolate » 16th Dec, '09, 04:41

Burbage wrote:
Kooky wrote:Choccie's mice are not dying in vain :)
They are, in fact, conducting fiendishly subtle experiments on Choccie in order to work out the question to the answer to the ultimate question.
unfortunately I can't deny this :)
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Re: Great news for MS sufferers

Post by Tas » 17th Dec, '09, 14:19

very cool bob, we've got a case in our family too, just had to go on pension, hope it comes through in her life time .
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