Mice with severe spinal cord injuries regained much of their ability to walk normally after getting injections of stem cells taken from the brains of human fetuses, scientists in California reported yesterday.
The work strengthens recent evidence that various kinds of stem cells -- including some from human embryos and others from fetuses -- have the capacity to nurse injured nerve cells back to health and in some cases even become replacement neurons themselves.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Stem Cell News, Paralyzed Mice Restored?
Maybe not quite that much, but this is very exciting news and in time could be a huge step forward.
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