Source: HealthDay News
Date: March 17, 2008
Summary:
HealthDay News reports University of South Florida researchers improved function in aged brains of rats by Injecting human umbilical cord blood cells (UCBC):
"Injection of human umbilical cord blood cells (UCBC) boosted the brains of aged lab rats, University of South Florida researchers report. They found that the injections led to improvements in the microenvironment of the hippocampus region of the rats' brains and subsequent rejuvenation of neural stem/progenitor cells. The findings, published online in BMC Neuroscience, suggest that it may be possible to use cell therapy to revitalize and improve function in aging brains."
