(Geez - I wonder where I fit-in ??)
Personality traits can influence social and cognitive functioning. It is thought that personality traits may influence the quality of life of people with MS, since they can determine how a person copes with diagnosis and other MS related issues. This study aimed to assess how functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a specific sequence of MRI which describes the activation of the different cortical areas of the brain, can identify different personality traits in a group of people with an early MS diagnosis and a group of healthy controls. The authors found that different personality traits were associated with different patterns of fMRI therefore the underlying pathology of these personality traits was preserved in people with MS, at least in early stages of the disease.
authors: Gioia MC, Cerasa A, Valentino P, Fera F, Nisticò R, Liguori M, Lanza P, Quattrone A
source: Brain Cogn. 2009 Aug 19
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The recent article on Richard Humphries' triumph over his MS ( http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/my-ms-pain-is-gone/ ) prompted this response from a concerned reader. "Posting was bright and filled with promise, but, alas, not a lot of information. - CJD"
Good call CJD! I did some digging and would like to present the cumulative results to answer the question:
Can MS be treated with stem cells?
You decide. Here are 11 articles from my blog, 47 from donmargolis.com, 28,000 from google news and 20 clinical trials from clinicaltrials.gov
http://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/multiple-sclerosis-and-stem-cells-need-more-info/
If stem cells became prevalent for MS'ers, I would still have to be secure in my knowledge that the stem cells used were from either umbilical cord cells or from adult stem cells. As a Christian who is pro-life, I would refuse any cells that came from partial abortion stem cells. I could not have cells help me if they had to come from "destroying or killing" a child.
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