A medical trial done in Perth regarding the use of stem cells to treat Multiple Sclerosis, has been reported to reveal potential results.

In the trial this year, 9 people had their stem cells removed from their bone marrow, which was re-injected, after existing immune cells in the body were destroyed.

The doctors in Bristol carried out the trial using stem cells of 80 multiple sclerosis patients, who had bone marrow harvested as well as filtered, before it was injected. Trials on a smaller group of people last year revealed that it increased their nerve function by 20%.

MS is said to be a nervous system disorder which affects up to 100,000 people in the UK. It includes variety of symptoms, such as muscle weakness, extreme fatigue, loss of co-ordination, visual and speech challenges.

Professor Neil Scolding, leader of the team, states, “When you inject these cells in to the bloodstream they do find their way into the brain and spinal cord and once they get there they are capable of encouraging repair of damage in a variety of ways".