Source: NeuralStem Inc.
Date: February 13, 2007
Summary:
Human neural stem cells (hNSCs) transplanted into rats with spinal cord damage turned into neurons and made extensive synaptic contact with damaged host motor neurons, a paper published today in PLoS MEDICINE (http://medicine.plosjournals.org) reported. The study, utilizing cells developed by Neuralstem, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NRLS), and conducted at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, led researchers to conclude that the restoration of spinal cord circuitry may be more realistic than previously thought.
