Stem cell therapies for multiple sclerosis, other myelin disorders expected soon
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers are now on the threshold of human application of stem cell therapies for a class of neurological diseases known as myelin disorders -- a long list of diseases that include conditions such as multiple sclerosis, white matter stroke, cerebral palsy, certain dementias, and rare but fatal childhood disorders called pediatric leukodystrophies, experts say.