Pioneering stem cell trial gives hope to MS sufferers

Pioneering stem cell trial gives hope to MS sufferers - Herald Scotland | News | Health: Pioneering research into bone marrow stem cell therapy that could help multiple sclerosis sufferers is to take place later this year. The trial on 80 MS patients will test whether bone marrow stem cells, which can repair tissue and organ damage, can be used to treat the disease. Scotland has one of the highest rates of MS in the world; around 10,500 people north of the Border have the condition.