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'Exciting' stem cell breakthrough could lead to treatment for MS

Source: PA Wire

A treatment for multiple sclerosis could be on the horizon after scientists found that injecting stem cells into the brains of patients can halt the growth of the disease.

Patients injected with stem cells in a clinical trial saw no worsening of MS symptoms after 12 months, suggesting the treatment can stop the disease from advancing.

MS impacts the brain and spinal cord, leading

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