Sunday, October 14, 2007

Hi-ho stem cells

Source: Stanford Medicine Magazine
Date: Fall 2007

Summary:

Stanford University Medical school researchers have found that human neural stem cells transplanted into the brains of rats and mice successfully navigate toward areas damaged by stroke. The discovery and the new technique the researchers used to make it add up to encouraging news for researchers hoping to use stem cells to treat human neural disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease or radiation damage.