Research Suggests Stem Cell Therapy Can Slow MS More Effectively Than Drugs

The findings provide the most up-to-date information on a novel approach to treating MS, in which patients' own blood stem cells are used to reactivate their defective immune systems. Early research suggests that this strategy may help some MS patients. New evidence suggests this may also be the case for certain people in the later stage of the disease, known as secondary progressive MS. In a study involving nearly 2,000 Italian adults wit....