HOUSTON: Researchers have found a way to directly convert blood stem cells into nerve cells of both the central and peripheral nervous system.
According to the research team, the finding has ‘broad and immediate applications’, which could include testing targeted pain drugs or exploring the mechanisms behind conditions such as diabetic neuropathy.
‘The problem is that unlike blood, a skin sample or even a tissue biopsy, you can’t take a piece of a patient’s neural system,’ said…