RE: Stem cell therapy with MS
March 21, 2018 at 10:46 am
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2018 at 10:47 am by I_am_not_mafia.)
They can only give you stem cells that you already have. They extract it from one part of your body (like bone marrow) and inject it where it needs to be. My basic understanding is that cells spawn new differentiated cells over time which are more specialised than them. Stem cells can grow any other more specialised cell. But once you lose all your stem cells you don't have too much longer left to live.
On the other hand, if your body is attacking itself and not ever properly healing again, your quality of life starts to degrade much faster anyway so it's always a compromise.
On the other hand, if your body is attacking itself and not ever properly healing again, your quality of life starts to degrade much faster anyway so it's always a compromise.
