Thursday, February 21, 2013

Stem Cells Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Mice | Reduction

Stem Cells Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Mice

Mouse embryonic stem cell growing on mouse embryonic feeder cells
Mouse embryonic stem cell growing on mouse embryonic feeder cells by CodonAUG
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Reporting in Science Translational Medicine, researchers write that neural stem cell implants were able to slow the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, in mice. Study author Evan Snyder discusses the stem cells' protective effect, and why human trials may not be far behind.

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