Unlocking the potential of stem cells to repair brain damage

QUT researcher Rachel Okolicsanyi is looking at
using stem cells to repair brain damage.

Credit: Image courtesy of Queensland University
of Technology

Date:

June 4, 2014

Source:

Queensland University of Technology

Summary:

Scientists are hoping to unlock the potential of stem cells as a way of repairing neural damage to the brain. They are manipulating adult stem cells from bone marrow to produce a population of cells that can be used to treat brain damage.