New Hope for Cure of MS....???

A study in New York (University of Buffalo) opens the possibility of identifying a treatment and found evidence that sufferers are benefiting from surgery which unblocks veins in the neck. American study backs initial study findings in Italy.

Scientists have discovered that people with MS are more than twice as likely to have abnormal neck blood flow.More than 55% of MS patients participating in the Buffalo research were found to have the neck abnormality, a condition called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or CCSVI.

The above results could change the way we view multiple sclerosis.

Martin Jones(MS patient) travelled to Poland for the surgery and feels its early days, but it's looking good so far," he said.

Robert Zivadinov, associate professor of neurology and principal investigator on the study, said he was "cautiously optimistic and excited" about the results.

But, it is very early and premature to get into conclusions, more evidance ins needed and research has to be done in large group of numbers and lot much research has to done into this.

Source:http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100210/video/vuk-breakthrough-gives-hope-for-cure-to-37e89e1.html