Possible Cure For MS Turns Common Skin Cells Into Working Brain Cells

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists have discovered a way to convert ordinary skin cells into myelinating cells, or brain cells that have been destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other myelin disorders. The research, published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, may now enable 'on demand' production of myelinating cells, which insulate and protect neurons to facilitate the delivery of brain impulses to the rest of the body."

Comments

Re:Obligatory?

[Anonymous Coward]

Q: How did Microsoft break Volkswagen's world record?
A: Volkswagen only made 22 million bugs!

Re:Obligatory?

[i kan reed]

Here's a first pass:

What do you get when you cure brain disease?

No more windows 8.

So now the hungry Zombies will cry:

[Anonymous Coward]

"Skkiiiinnnnnnn...."

Re:Cautiously Optimistic

[stereoroid]

The damage done in MS is to the nervous system, and all that new myelin could do would be to prevent further damage. That's still very much worth pursuing if it allows a healing process to take place - whether natural or another man-made therapy.