Scientists spur growth of adult brain stem cells

[Rosalinda]

This article points to the potential of somatic stem cells. The media bias is still quite evident referring to “so-called adult stem cells”.

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Researchers have found a way to spur the growth of neural stem cells in the brains of adult mice with an eye toward harnessing the brain’s innate capacity for repair to help people with diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Determining how these stem cells can be deployed to replace cells in mice whose brains are damaged in ways resembling Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis in people is the next key step, researchers said.
The study, appearing Tuesday in the Journal of Neuroscience, provides a fresh example of the potential for using so-called adult stem cells to treat illness by replacing cells damaged by disease or injury…

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While it is fine not to overplay the promise of this research one cannot help but wonder why the media continues to conflate reports with the promotion of embryonic stem cells.