Source: The Scotsman
Date: 8 November 2007
Summary:
The Scotsman reports scientists have used neural stem cells to reverse memory loss in mice, which could lead to effective treatments for Alzheimer's Disease:
"BRAIN diseases such as Alzheimer's and strokes could be treated by stem-cell therapy, a study suggests. Scientists have used the technique to repair the damaged memory of mice - and believe it could work in humans. US researchers injected neural stem cells into the brains of mice and after three months they seemed to have matured and made the right connections to reverse the memory deficit. The experiments provide the first evidence that stem cells could reverse cognitive damage lost through strokes, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases."
