Important step towards stem cell-based treatment for stroke

October 28, 2013

The research group shows in a new study, published in the scientific journal Brain, that so-called induced pluripotent stem cells have developed to mature nerve cells at two months after transplantation into the stroke-injured cerebral cortex of rats. These nerve cells have established contact with other important structures in the brain. The transplantation gave rise to improvement of the animals’ mobility. The results are from studies in animals but the scientists are hopeful. (Medical Xpress)