Adult Stem Cells Tested to Treat ALS

Adult Stem Cells Tested to Treat ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) | LifeNews.com: An Israeli company is conducting a clinical trial using a patient’s own adult stem cells to treat ALS. The method using adult stem cells was developed by professors at Tel Aviv University. Cells are taken from a patient’s own bone marrow and differentiated in the lab into astrocytes, cells responsible for nurturing neurons in the brain. By releasing neurotrophic factors, which are proteins that can protect brain cells, the former bone marrow adult stem cells can protect and preserve brain cell function.

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