http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/21/stem.cell.spine/
<p>ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — For the first time in the United States, stem cells have been directly injected into the spinal cord of a patient, researchers announced Thursday.</p> <p>Doctors injected stem cells from 8-week-old fetal tissue into the spine of a man in his early 60s who has advanced ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It was part of a clinical trial designed to determine whether it is safe to inject stem cells into the spinal cord and whether the cells themselves are safe.</p> <p>ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes the deterioration of specific</p>