Sisters Zoe Bowman and Vikki Langford were both diagnosed with multiple sclerosis within weeks of each other.

But while Vikki has been able to get treatment for her form of the condition, Zoe has not.

That is because Zoe has the primary progressive form of the disease for which there has been no treatment available on the NHS. Until now.

Source MS Trust: When Emma was diagnosed with MS aged 27, she admits it was a ‘devastating’ time. But, 10 years later, she is determined to focus on the positives.  In this blog, Emma writes about her MS diagnosis, life as a farmer, and why she won’t let MS beat her. 

I always thought I was fairly indestructible. Growing up on a busy dairy farm with two brothers, meant that you had to be. This was until I awoke one morning with a numb hand.  I was 27 and working in London at the time. I just thought that I had slept on it funny. 

Three weeks later, I was admitted to the hospital after my left-hand side had completely shut down. I underwent a comprehensive set of tests and scans, MRIs and a lumbar puncture. My diagnosis was conclusive. Three telltale scars on my brain and MS cells in my spine. I couldn’t believe it. My family and I knew very little about the disease but the mor

Source Multiple Sclerosis News Today: A subset of stem cells in hair follicles, called melanocytes, appear to do more than just give rise to mature melanocytes, cells that help to determine hair colour. Those melanocyte stem cells, or McSCs, that carry the CD34 protein were found in hair follicles from mice to differentiate into glial cells and support myelin production, a study reports.

Whether these McSCs also exist in human hair, and so might potentially treat demyelinating diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) or traumatic nerve injury, will be the focus of further research.  Read on.