StemCells gets FDA OK on spinal cord trial

http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/StemCells-gets-FDA-OK-on-spinal-cord-trial-4879932.php

10-09) 10:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week gave permission to a Newark biotech company to start testing an experimental stem cell therapy in humans who have suffered spinal cord injuries – a move that patients and scientists alike hope will speed up research in a field that’s been frustratingly slow to show results…