Thursday, October 14, 2010

Stem Cell research

Perhaps a side effect of MS could be a slight PSI boost. I have always predicted that Stem Cells will be the eventual cure to many conditions affecting the human race... Stem cells are the building blocks of our body. They form in the placenta as we develop in the womb and are carried through the umbilical cord to our embryonic selves. These cells, it has been discovered are produced by the body through all stages in our lives.

The PSI Boost of MS seems to be a good theory, Many researchers have similar thoughts. The MS Society has been active in researching Stem cells as a treatment to Multiple Sclerosis. When research first began, It quickly became a controversial treatment as the stem cells were originally discovered and harvested by conducting autopsies on miscarried or aborted fetuses. Later research has found these valuable cells throughout the human body in all stages of life and the horrors of the initial research has faded into the mists of time.  These cells have been called "the building blocks of humanity.

These cells have shown promise in aiding to repair the internal damage caused by the effects of Multiple sclerosis, by having the ability to regrow cells needed to "manufacture" new Myelin. Myelin is the sheath that covers nerves and allows signals from the brain to reach "disabled" parts of the body.  It is also where the damage and disability comes in with MS.  The link below will explain what findings the researchers have discovered so far, and gives hope that a cure will someday be found.  Enjoy!

http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/nmss_stemcells.html

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