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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Fetal stem cells pass safety test for use in combatting Batten disease
Thanks to Dr. Doug Shevlin for alerting me to a report about this study which clears the way for further investigation of the use of fetal stem cells in the treatment of Batten disease. As yet, no specific treatment is known that can halt or reverse the symptoms of Batten disease.
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Neuropathology Blog is Signing Off
Neuropathology Blog has run its course. It's been a fantastic experience authoring this blog over many years. The blog has been a source...
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Shannon Curran, MS with her dissection Shannon Curran, a graduate student in the Modern Human Anatomy Program at the University of Co...
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Last summer I put up a post about a remarkable whole nervous system dissection that was carried out at the University of Colorado School of ...
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