Source: Neuralstem, Inc.
Date: May 30, 2007
Summary:
Neuralstem, Inc. reported results of a study conducted at the University of California at San Diego in which rats with spinal cord injuries regained function after receiving embryonic stem cells:
"Three rats paralyzed due to spinal ischemia returned to near normal ambulatory function six weeks after having received
human spinal stem cells (hSSCs) developed by Neuralstem, Inc. researchers reported online in the journal Neuroscience. Three other rats, while not able to stand up two months after treatment, showed significant improvement in the mobility of all three lower extremity joints and increased muscle tone. In all the grafted animals, the majority of transplanted hSSCs cells survived and became mature neurons."
