Source: Methodist Neurological Institute
Date: October 13, 2008
Summary:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) researchers at - The Methodist Hospital in Houston - have shown that transplanted bone marrow stem cells can attach themselves to injured areas in the brain or spinal cord, possibly providing a way to deliver future gene therapy. According to Dr. Stanley H. Appel’s study published in the Oct. 14, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, these "Trojan horse" cells may improve the ability to deliver gene therapy to the brain and spinal cord.
