A new weapon against stroke

(University of California - Davis Health System) Stem cell research for stroke has focused on developing therapeutic neurons -- the primary movers of electrical impulses in the brain -- to repair tissue damaged when oxygen to the brain is limited by a blood clot or break in a vessel. New UC Davis research, however, shows that other cells may be better suited for the task.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news