Source: Marshall University Research Corporation
Date: March 24, 2011
Summary:
Scientists at Marshall University are conducting research that may someday lead to new treatments for repair of the central nervous system. The group has identified and analyzed unique adult animal stem cells that can turn into neurons. The neurons they found appear to have many of the qualities desired for cells being used in development of therapies for slowly progressing, degenerative conditions like Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis, and for damage due to stroke or spinal cord injury. The research was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Cellular Physiology.
