Thursday, June 05, 2008

Brain Stem Cells Reverse Myelin Deficiency in Mice

Source: HealthDay News
Date: June 5, 2008

Summary:

HealthDay News reports researchers treated a congenital brain disorder in mice with neural stem cells:

"Researchers report they have used neural stem cells to correct a congenital brain disorder in mice. Dr. Steven Goldman, of the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, and his colleagues used a type of neural stem cell called "glial progenitor cells" (GPCs), derived from human fetuses, to correct both behavioral and physiological abnormalities in a mouse model of a myelin-deficiency disorder."