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New Brain Treatments Possible After Stem Cell Breakthrough
medindia 8870 Posts Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have genetically programmed embryonic stem (ES) cells to become nerve cells when they are transplanted into the brain. This breakthrough may pave the path for new treatments for neurological ...Read More
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BFD. Other stem cells have been doing this for years. May 2002 issue of Stroke showed that "in the first hours and days following a stroke, stem cells leave the bone marrow to help the injured brain repair damaged neurons and make new neurons and blood vessels."

Improving/boosting what is done naturally safer for patient. Cord blood crosses blood/brain barrier shows promise.

Matured embryonic would need to be lab-created for ALL relevant tissues (most strokes from circulatory failure), surgically implanted requiring lifetime of immunosuppressing drugs. Then there's the tumors.

Playing with stuff in dishes may be fun, but in practice Granny is better able to survive infusion than brain surgery.

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