Stem Cells Reverse Damage Caused by Incurable Neuromuscular Disease

Being able to reverse the damage caused by neurodegenerative diseases is the ultimate goal of many research endeavors within the neuroscience field. Now, investigators at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have taken a big lead forward toward the goal line as results from a new study describe how a single infusion of wild-type hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) into a mouse model of Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) significantly halted cellular damage caused