Curative Treatment Discovered For MS - Can...
youandme 21 Nov 2009
The hypothesis is that MS is a vascular condition..not an Autoimmune condition..... that can be fixed by unblocking arteries.
Iron Deposits are indicated as the initial cause....read on !
As ever time will tell !!
http://www.theglobea...article1372414/
btw please can mods fix up the obvious speeling mistake in the title ..thx
Edited by youandme, 21 November 2009 - 10:08 AM.
AgeVivo 21 Nov 2009
Perhaps in the next years it will become natural to go to his doctor to check for blocked brain arteries, and have them unblocked with a catheter. The technique has been present for long, it is just a matter of discovering that it applies to a much wider range of diseases than we earlier thought. Alzheimer's disease is thought to have a vascular origin too, at least in some cases.
Of course it takes time in humans, to test, accept and recommand procedures. When I first heard of Aubrey de Grey and of the MPrize, I had vaguely understood that one project was to clean mice vascularly, to see if they would live longer. Is it something feasible??
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youandme 21 Nov 2009
Edited by youandme, 21 November 2009 - 12:51 PM.
Blue 21 Nov 2009
Edited by Blue, 21 November 2009 - 02:23 PM.
youandme 22 Nov 2009
http://www.scienceda...91023163358.htm some more information includes an email address for info about the upcoming studies in US/Canada
Video Documentary about the treatment..(I like pictures..especially moving ones !)
http://www.ctv.ca/se...91121?s_name=W5
youandme 22 Nov 2009
It does seem like great news! Are there publications on the subject?
"Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis"
http://jnnp.bmj.com/.../4/392.abstract
I believe a further study is about to be published
Edited by youandme, 22 November 2009 - 01:41 AM.
Mind 23 Nov 2009
In any case, if it is successful in relieving symptoms, that is what matters most to those who suffer.
niner 23 Nov 2009
Yeah, I didn't get the iron theory either. Zamboni ascribed it to venous strictures of unknown origin. Someone was channeling Bill Sardi? Well, it was brilliant work and it looks like a huge leap forward in MS.From the popular write-up, it is hard to tell what the scientific basis for the iron theory is. It seems what we can take away from this is that clearing clogged arteries can help with neurological problems. I wonder if the neurological problems associated with clog arteries to the brain (the cases described in the article) are being misclassified as MS, or that poor blood flow leads to MS-like symptoms.
In any case, if it is successful in relieving symptoms, that is what matters most to those who suffer.
Edit: OK, here's something from the sciencedaily link above:
I don't know if the venous insufficiency was caused by iron, or if it causes the iron to build up, and has an entirely different etiology. Sounds like there is a lot of work going on with this now, and we should soon have a good picture of it.Advanced magnetic resonance imaging scanning (MRI) of the MS study patients conducted at the BNAC also identified distinct areas of iron deposits in the brain, and showed that those deposits may be associated with the location of MS lesions and sites of impaired drainage. The scans also revealed increased brain atrophy and changes in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the MS patients.
Edited by niner, 23 November 2009 - 08:29 PM.
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brokenportal 26 Nov 2009
Anyways, I like how the front page is going. I look through the new headlines every day now. Cyberbrain and Victor, make sure that you indicate if you were working with the front page for the month so we can mark your name with a star in the volunteer prize system.