Friday, December 23, 2005
Stem Cells to Treat Brain Injury in Children
The first stem cell trial with widespread public health implications is set to begin in Houston. From the article: "Trauma is far and away the main cause of death and disability among children, and the main reason children die from trauma is brain injury...The clinical trial is the first to apply stem cells to treat traumatic brain injury. It does not involve embryonic stem cells.
source:http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/22/0133224&tid=191&tid=99
source:http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/22/0133224&tid=191&tid=99