In what can be termed as a major breakthrough for patients suffering from the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have discovered that the body’s own stem cells can stall the worsening of the damaged nerves of the central nervous system.
MS is an inflammatory disease that damages the myelin sheath that protects the nerve fibers of the central nervous system.
It can lead to problems in vision, muscle weakness, and decline in thinking and memory. The natural process by which lost myelin is rebuilt and replaced is blocked in people suffering from this devastating disease.
Scientists from Greece have shown that chemotherapy followed by the treatment called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can stop progression of aggressive MS.
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