CLEVELAND, Nov. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athersys, Inc. (Athersys) (NASDAQ:ATHX) announced today that multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPC®), used in Athersys’ MultiStem® cell therapy currently in clinical development, are effective in improving the health of animals after acute rodent spinal cord injury. Intravenous administration of MAP…