tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189004028142085438.post2962579392496830444..comments2023-09-05T03:13:46.972-07:00Comments on CIRM Stem Cell Research Updates: Stem cell community connecting with high schoolers across EuropeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993943447696166426noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189004028142085438.post-58767545116657683692013-03-18T05:06:15.628-07:002013-03-18T05:06:15.628-07:00Mayo Clinic to hold trial for BrainStorm's ALS...Mayo Clinic to hold trial for BrainStorm's ALS stem cell therapy<br /><br />TEL AVIV (Reuters) - BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has agreed to conduct a clinical trial of the company's adult stem cell treatment for ALS.<br /><br />The Mayo Clinic is the third leading U.S. clinical site to sign a letter of understanding, following the University of Massachusetts and Massachusetts General, BrainStorm said on Monday.<br /><br />Israel-based BrainStorm is developing NurOwn for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.<br /><br />Initial results from Phase I studies suggest that patients with ALS experience a positive clinical outcome after treatment with NurOwn cells, the company said.<br /><br />Anthony Windebank, principal investigator at the Mayo Clinic, said the clinic started patient stem cell safety trials last year.<br /><br />"The next logical ... step is the type of modification that enables BrainStorm's NurOwn cells to deliver factors to the nervous system that are known to promote motor nerve cell survival," Windebank said.<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/mayo-clinic-hold-trial-brainstorms-als-stem-cell-043727679--finance.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com