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The Myelin Repair Foundation has spent $10 million so far to identify 18 new drug leads for multiple sclerosis. The non-profit foundation says it plans to roll out the two best leads to pharma Read more...

Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have transplanted stem cells that create new blood into the bone marrow of mice, advancing a new process that could eventually cure autoimmune and Read more...

Low doses of a human antibody in mice were effective in repairing damaged myelin, a protective shield for nerves that is destroyed by multiple sclerosis. Read more...

Stem Cell Research University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University have proposed a new organization called the Stem Cell Institute of New Read more...

Stem Cell Research Advanced Cell Technology has advanced a new method to create embryonic stem cells without destroying the embryo, but federal officials say that Read more...

Stanford University scientists have discovered a naturally occurring protein that could be used to treat multiple sclerosis. Injecting alphaB-crystallin into mice with MS, the researchers say they were able to reduce symptoms and cell death while reversing paralysis. Dr. Lawrence Steinman, a professor of neurology and neurological sciences, says that the immune system automatically attacks the protein when it finds it in the brain, even though it's a natural healing agent. "Like a runaway …

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Stem Cell Research

A study at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC concludes that female stem cells derived from muscle are twice as effective as male stem cells when it comes to regenerating skeletal muscle tissue. The scientists said that they believed that the difference was due to the female mice's improved ability to handle stress. …

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Two white blood cells known as Th1 and Th2 have long been recognized for their powerful role in directing immune cells to fight infections and some cancers. Now, though, scientists have identified a third white blood cell that works in tandem with Th1 and Th2, and the discovery is promising to shake up research projects for rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease.

- here's the article from AL.com