Not MS, but who knows. But as usual, more years of research is
needed. Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rats Walk (CBS) WASHINGTON
Scientists have used stem cells and a soup of nerve-friendly
chemicals to not just bridge a damaged spinal cord but actually
regrow the circuitry needed to move a muscle, helping partially
paralyzed rats walk. Years of additional research is needed
before such an experiment could be attempted in people. But the
work marks a tantalizing new step in stem cell research that
promises to one day help repair damage from nerve-destroying
illnesses such as Lou Gehrig's disease, or from spinal cord
injuries. "This is an important first step, but it really is a
first step, a proof of principle that ... you can rewire part of
the nervous system," said Dr. Douglas Kerr, a neurologist at
Johns Hopkins University who led the work being published Monday
in the journal Annals of Neurology. In an interview with CBS
Radio News correspondent Dan Raviv, Kerr said it will take
several steps, including presen