Archive for January 21st, 2012

Stem Cell Trial for ALS Patients

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Doctors are using stem cells in a clinical trial for those who suffer from ALS. This is the first clinical trial of its kind for ALS patients.  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

Click the link below to hear from Tom Elliott who has taken part in the trial.

http://www.king5.com/health/Trial-under-way-to-test-treatment-of-ALS-using-human-stem-cells-112755984.html