Posted: August 18, 2010 5:32 p.m. EDT
Summary:
Reuters reports researchers from StemCells, Inc., a biotechnology company in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine, successfully grew nerve cells in spinal cords of mice which enabled them to walk better:
Immature human nerve cells grew in the spines of injured mice and helped them walk a little better, researchers said on Wednesday in a study they said shows it may be possible to treat patients weeks or months after their accidents. The study, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS ONE, suggests there is a longer period of opportunity than previously thought to treat spinal cord injuries.
