Research Organisations

They believe the route to finding the cure will most quickly come from determining the cause or causes of MS. They believe the causes will be found by developing a logical, organised, straight-forward process based on what is known about the causes of disease in general. This process must be clearly spelled out and presented in a manner that is accessible to those involved: researchers, clinicians, and individuals with MS. They call the plan that is emerging from this process the "Cure Map."

Hope for Multiple Sclerosis, the Leukodystrophies, and other Myelin Disorders

The Myelin Project is an international grassroots organization whose mission is to accelerate medical research on myelin repair. Part of their research delves into the field of Stem Cells.

Behind the Myelin Project is a multinational gathering of families struck by one demyelinating disease or another. Refusing to accept the conventional view that science cannot be hurried, they resolved to advance the moment when myelin could be restored. They have done this by creating a framework in which researchers can cooperate effectively, by giving scientists adequate, prompt financing and by continuously interacting with them.

"The bank exists to establish and make available fully characterised and quality-controlled cell banks. These will be supplied to scientific research teams and eventually to pharmaceutical companies, to enable the development of broad-ranging cell therapies. The bank will support the development of stem cell therapy in the UK by: Creating and growing a supply of well-characterised stem cell lines for researchers in the UK and abroad. This will allow the research teams to establish the basis for therapeutic applications. Creating, a bank of stem cell lines, under conditions consistent for the preparation of pharmaceutical products which provide cultures that could be supplied for the production of medicines for human use. "

More information on stem cells can be found on the BBC Website - click here