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.

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