Neural Stem Cells May Rescue Memory In Advanced Alzheimer's, Mouse Study Suggests
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 22:14
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have shown for the first time that neural stem cells can rescue memory in mice with advanced Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of a potential treatment for the leading cause of elderly dementia that afflicts 5.3 million people in the US. Transplanted cells 'nurse' brain back to health.