/channels-contribute/taxonomy/term/25/all en /channels-contribute/channels/news/major-advance-understanding-risky-effective-multiple-sclerosis-treatment-225566 <h4>Powerful treatment improves patients’ lives and provides new insight into mechanisms of the disease</h4> <p><span>A new study by Multiple Sclerosis researchers at three leading Canadian centres addresses why bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has positive results in patients with particularly aggressive forms of MS.  The transplantation treatment, which is performed as part of a clinical trial and carries potentially serious risks, virtually stops all new relapsing activity as observed upon clinical examination and brain MRI scans.  The study reveals how the immune system changes as a resu</span></p> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:53:13 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 711 at /channels-contribute