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Skin Stem Cells Used to Mend Spines of Rats

Posted by samzenpus on from the rats-get-the-best-health-care dept.

The Toronto Star reports researchers have used adult skin stem cells to heal spinal cord injuries in rats. "Injured rats injected with skin-derived stem cells regained mobility and had better walking co-ordination, according to the study published yesterday in the Journal of Neuroscience. The skin-derived stem cells, injected directly into the injured rats' spinal cords, were able to survive in their new location and set off a flurry of activity, helping to heal the cavity in the cord."

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  1. Re:I say. by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It has never been a better time to be a rat. no cancer or diabetes and now no paralasys.

    Except for the part where they first give you cancer, diabetes, and paralysis.

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