Source: Toronto Star
Posted: September 6, 2007 04:30 AM EDT
Summary:
The Toronto Star reports researchers have used adult skin stem cells to heal spinal cord injuries in rats:
"Injured rats injected with skin-derived stem cells regained mobility and had better walking co-ordination, according to the study published yesterday in the Journal of Neuroscience. The skin-derived stem cells, injected directly into the injured rats' spinal cords, were able to survive in their new location and set off a flurry of activity, helping to heal the cavity in the cord."
