The use of stem cells may open a new era in the management of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative and neuroimmunological disorders. In the case of MS, the potential of stem cells ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Research has uncovered how neural stem cells (NSCs) in the adult human brain are activated, revealing a dynamic interaction with their progeny, or "daughter ...

The Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Research Group is part of the University of Bristol's Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, based in the Learning and Research Building at Southmead Hospital. Our ...

Late last year, a clinical trial using stem cells to address multiple sclerosis also saw promising ... brains were unharmed by the injection of neural stem cells. At the time, the University ...

A world-first trial is investigating if stem cell transplantation could be used in patients with aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS) as a first-line treatment. The £2.3m StarMS study, which has already ...

A sponge-like implant in mice has helped guide a treatment that slowed or stopped a degenerative condition similar to multiple sclerosis in ... of small pores where cells can attach.

How are induced pluripotent stem ... by iPS cells during the reprogramming process. In the years following Takahashi and Yamanaka's initial success in reprogramming mouse cells, multiple groups ...

Transplantation of neural stem cells improved neurologic and motor function for adults with chronic ischemic stroke at 12 months, according to a study presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Multiple sclerosis, commonly known simply as MS ... as well as more aggressive treatments such as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, "which offers the potential for long-term remission." ...

Single and multiple intravenous infusions with ... all-trans retinoic acid derivative to achieve efficient stem-cell transfection and neural differentiation.

A team from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust led by two University of Sheffield Honorary Professors, are pioneering a breakthrough treatment in the UK for multiple sclerosis (MS ...