Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Could Adult Stem Cells Help Alzheimer's and Other Brain Maladies?

University of South Florida scientists think this is very possible after injections of umbilical cord blood cells showed marked improvements in the microenvironment of the brains of aged laboratory animals.

The results of the experiments have been published online at BMC Neuroscience but laymen can read a short news story about the development here at Medical News Today.