Identifying Safe Stem Cells To Repair Spinal Cords
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
Adult stem cells tested for defects before being implanted in the injured spinal cords of mice helped the animals recover with no cancerous side effects, according to new research. In recent years, scientists found that some experimental stem cell therapies can cause cancerous tumors. Pre-screened cells could result in potentially life- saving treatments without such side effects.