MILAN, April 17, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Researchers have found that brain stem cells from adult mice can repair damage and sharply reduce symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. Scientists at Italy's San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan found that 7 of 26 mice recovered completely from hind-leg paralysis from an MS-like disease, while others showed substantial improvement, according to the latest issue of the journal Nature.
The next stage will be to try the process on monkeys, said Gianvito Martino, one of the study's authors. “This opens new hope for patients, but the way is very long and very hard,” he said.
According to co-author Angelo Vescovi, if the work does proceed to human testing, it is most likely that human fetal cells will be used, taken from tissue from spontaneous miscarriages. Fetal cells will also be used in the monkey study.
For the abstract from the journal Nature:
https://www.nature.com/nature/links/030417/030417-4.html