Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Therapy May Treat Cognitive Decline Of...

Courtesy ScienceDaily Thu, 03/27/2008 - 16:00

A novel strategy based on targeted immune suppression using human umbilical cord blood cells may improve the pathology and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, based on the results of a study in a mouse model of this currently untreatable neurodegenerative condition, as described in a groundbreaking report in Stem Cells and Development.

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