Thursday, March 10, 2011

Stem cells may provide treatment for brain injuries Preliminary results show safety of bone marrow stem cells in traumatic brain injury

Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Date: March 10, 2011

Summary:

HOUSTON –– Stem cells derived from a patient’s own bone marrow were safely used in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to results of a Phase I clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The results were published in this month’s issue of Neurosurgery, the journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.