Stem cells banish severe autoimmune disease for 15 years Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve. By Rachel Fieldhouse

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01925-7 A man and a woman with a rare and devastating autoimmune disease have been in remission for more than 15 years after receiving a stem-cell transplant1. The positive results, which were reported in Med, suggest that the experimental treatment warrants a larger clinical trial, say scientists.