Health News from Medical News Today: Neurons Created Directly From Skin Cells Of Humans

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Neurons Created Directly From Skin Cells Of Humans 30 May 2011, 8:00 am The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) - a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing cures for major diseases through stem cell research - has applauded the announcement by Stanford University scientists, led by NYSCF - Robertson Investigator Dr. Marius Wernig, that they directly converted skin cells of humans into functional neurons. These neurons will allow researchers to study neural diseases with the ultimate goal of developing more effective treatments and cures. In a paper published in the online edition of the journal Nature, Dr... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.