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Stem Cell Breakthrough May Lead to MS Treatments

Saturday, April 11, 2009

(HealthDay News) — U.S. scientists say they’ve coaxed human embryonic stem cells into generating cells that might someday be used to repair nerves damaged by multiple sclerosis.
The researchers pushed the stem cells to grow into critical nervous system support cells called oligodendrocytes, according to a report released Thursday.
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People With MS May Have Lower Cancer Risk – HealthDay

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

(HealthDay News) — People with multiple sclerosis may have a lower overall risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers report.
The study, which tracked the medical records of more than 20,000 MS patients for 35 years, “found that they had some 10 percent decreased overall cancer risk compared with those without the disease,” said lead researcher Dr. [...]

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