A man who received a stem-cell transplant for multiple sclerosis can walk and dance again after suffering from the disease for a decade

AP Photo/Raquel Maria Dillon A man in England with multiple sclerosis can walk and dance for the first time in 10 years after receiving a stem cell transplant for the disease. Roy Palmer spent the last decade in a wheelchair without any feeling in his legs. He decided to undergo a procedure known as hematopoietic […]

The woman who took her multiple sclerosis on the trip of a lifetime

Molly McLaughlin March 22, 2018 Share this article If you think traveling solo is a feat, how about traveling solo, across four continents, with a degenerative disease in your carry-on luggage? Here’s how a 53-year-old woman part-exchanged round-the-clock care for a round-the-world ticket. In northern Norway, far above the Arctic Circle, an Australian woman is […]

Could She Develop a Breakthrough Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis?

Neuroscientist Dr. Su Metcalfe comes off as unassuming. She speaks softly and has a reserved demeanor. But an intensity pulses below the composed surface. Metcalfe is developing nanoparticles to treat multiple sclerosis by reprogramming the body’s immune system without the side effects of costly prescription drugs. She tells OZY that study findings showing their promise […]