Transplantation of embryonic neurons raises hope for treating brain diseases
Friday, October 12, 2012 - 10:01
in Health & Medicine
The unexpected survival of embryonic neurons transplanted into the brains of newborn mice in a series of experiments raises hope for the possibility of using neuronal transplantation to treat diseases like Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia.