First iPS clinical trial for spinal injuries

First iPS clinical trial for spinal injuries

Japanese researchers have started accepting patients for a clinical trial aimed at repairing spinal cord injuries by using induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells.

Two Keio University professors, Okano Hideyuki and Nakamura Masaya, are heading the research team.

They plan to…

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