Nipro closing in on stem cell cure for spinal cord injuries

https://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Science/Nipro-closing-in-on-stem-cell-cure-for-spinal-cord-injuries

OSAKA — Medical equipment maker Nipro could commercialize next year a stem-cell-based treatment seen allowing people with spinal cord injuries to walk again. The Osaka-based company has carried out joint research with Sapporo Medical University since 2014. They recently found success in trials where stem cells harvested from bone marrow and increased are returned to the body, where they concentrate in injured areas of the spinal cord and regenerate tissue…