July 27, 2005
Scientists Grow New Brain Cells
A Swedish team has succeeded in growing brain cells from stem cells taken from adults.
The team of neurosurgeons at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm removed the stem cells from patients undergoing routine operations for water on the brain, Svenska Dagbladet has reported.
Being able to grow new brain cells is throught to have applications for degenerative brain diseases such as MS, Alzheimers and Parkinson’s.
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Posted July 27, 2005 4:17 PM
