MS stem-cell transplant in world first (5)

(ANSA) - Rome, May 25 - Brain stem cells have been transplanted for the first time in the world into 15 multiple sclerosis patients, the Pontifical Academy for Life, the Associazione Revert Onlus, and the Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza said Monday.
    No patient has shown any side effects, they said.
    Possible therapeutic effects of the trial are now being assessed.