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·February 20, 2017·8 min read

Multiple Sclerosis Treatment That Resets Immune System May Halt Disease for Five Years

A new treatment for multiple sclerosis prevents symptoms of the disease from worsening for up to five years in 46% of patients treated, a new study reports.

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·April 30, 2015·6 min read

Monitoring Neural Stem Cells After Transplantation

A new study reports researchers have created a new way to monitor neural stem cells after they have been transplanted into the brain.

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·June 10, 2016·9 min read

Replacing Diseased Immune System Halts Progress of Multiple Sclerosis and Allows Repair

Researchers report a procedure that wipes out the immune system and then regenerates a new one using stem cells may effectively eliminate all signs of neuroinflammation in people with early, aggressive MS.

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·October 29, 2022·4 min read

Stem Cell Grafts and Rehabilitation Combined Boost Spinal Cord Injury Results

Intensive physical therapy in tandem with neural stem cell grafts increases tissue growth, repair, and functionality more than using the treatments alone for spinal cord injuries.

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·June 23, 2026·10 min read

World-First Embryonic Stem Cell Trial for Huntington’s Opens

UCI Health has launched the world's first in-human embryonic stem cell-derived trial for Huntington's disease, surgically implanting hNSC-01 neural stem cells deep into the striatum using real-time MRI guidance to protect, replace, and rebuild damaged brain circuits.

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·June 7, 2016·5 min read

Slowing Huntington’s by Swapping Sick for Healthy Brain Cells: Mouse Study

By transplanting healthy glial cells, researchers have succeeded in reducing the symptoms and slowing the progression of Huntington's disease in mice.

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·November 16, 2017·4 min read

Paraplegic Rats Walk and Regain Feeling After Stem Cell Treatment

In a groundbreaking study, researchers use engineered tissue derived from human stem cells to treat rats with paraplegia following spinal cord injury. The transplanted cells allowed the rats to regain sensory perception, improve mobility and helped with spinal cord healing.

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·December 17, 2024·3 min read

Neural Stem Cell Transplants Show Promise for Spinal Injuries

A Phase I clinical trial has demonstrated the long-term safety of neural stem cell transplantation for chronic spinal cord injuries. Researchers followed four patients for five years, with two showing sustained neurological improvements, including better motor function and sensory responses.

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·March 26, 2018·6 min read

Stem Cell Treatment Stabilizes Disease and Reduces Disability in Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers reveal that a year after receiving autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for relapse remitting multiple sclerosis, almost all of the patients showed no signs of the disease and the level of their disability was significantly improved.

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·September 16, 2019·5 min read

Transplanted brain stem cells survive without anti-rejection drugs

Researchers have developed a new method to transplant neural stem cells into mice without the need for lifelong anti-rejection medications.

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·May 15, 2017·4 min read