Stroke Article Newsfeed

Stem Cell Research

http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article2680.html

Reviewed by Jean Kirshenbaum

There is always news about stroke and this month was no exception. I posted 10 articles in my first month as a volunteer screener with The Stroke Network. Having started my professional life as a newspaper reporter, I like to be in the know and that hasn't changed now that I am 57 and a stroke survivor. It's even more important to me now. So, as the articles screener, I am certainly in the know about stroke.

To me, the most interesting article posted in April (April 29  http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article2680.html) has to do with  new research, from the American Academy of Neurology, which  "shows that cells taken from adult human bone marrow can be converted into brain stem cells that meet the criteria for transplantation into the brain." These cells have the potential to restore functioning. Also important is the fact that the "use of the cells from adult human bone marrow, called stromal cells, eliminates the ethical and logistical issues that arise with the use of cells from fetal tissue."

The newsfeed area of The Stroke Network website can be accessed through the Information section. Access http://www.strokenet.info. Select Articles.

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