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| | Stem Cell Research |
 | | While stem cell transplants have been used for decades for certain types of cancer, it is only recently that researchers have used these techniques, specifically hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), to try to stop the onslaught of multiple sclerosis in patients with severe, progressive MS. |
 | | Doctors in Milan, Italy, are using neural stem cells to create glial cells (the cells that produce myelin), to treat mice with an MS-like disease. |
 | | While Dr. Kraft and his group work to refine their procedure to use a person’s own stem cells to stop their MS, and other researchers begin to follow the path that will hopefully use stem cells to repair the damage caused by MS, the race to develop stem cell treatments continues to build momentum. |
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