Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain cancer treatment
From: UC Irvine Today - 07/13/2011

UCI study sheds light on how transplantation alleviates side effects of
radiotherapy 

Human neural stem cells are capable of helping people regain learning and
memory abilities lost due to radiation treatment for brain tumors, a UC
Irvine study suggests. 

Research with rats found that stem cells transplanted two days after cranial
irradiation restored cognitive function, as measured in one- and four-month
assessments. In contrast, irradiated rats not treated with stem cells showed
no cognitive improvement. 

Read the entire article at:
http://today.uci.edu/news/2011/07/nr_limoli_110713.php

Links:
Charles Limoli
http://www.cri.bio.uci.edu/Faculty/limoli_c.html

UCI Cancer Research Institute 
http://www.cri.bio.uci.edu/