Source: Neurosurgery via Medical News Today
Date: July 18, 2005
Summary:
Physicians have successfully produced functioning neurons from adult stem cells harvested from the ventricle area of a donor's brain. The neurons were proven capable of communicating through synapses and holds promise that patients suffering from degenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and Huntington's chorea may one day be treated by growing enough neurons to replace cells destroyed by the disorders. The physicians believe this study presents direct evidence of synaptic transmission between neurons grown from stem cells.
