Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Health News - Treating Autism, Can Stem Cells Help?

Health News - Treating Autism, Can Stem Cells Help?: The TCD autism research group, which has investigated the genetic causes of autism for over a decade, has teamed up with scientists at the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) in NUI Galway to apply stem cell technology to further the understanding of autism that may lead towards the identification of better treatments. In a first for Ireland, REMEDI has already begun producing iPS cells from the skin cells of people with autism and their siblings.

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