中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2012, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (1): 66-71.
How close is the stem cell cure to the Alzheimer’s disease Future and beyond?
Jun Tang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, USA
Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative illness, is the most common form of dementia. So far, there is neither an effective prevention nor a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. In recent decades, stem cell therapy has been one of the most promising treatments for Alzheimer’s disease patients. This article aims to summarize the current progress in the stem cell treatments for Alzheimer’s disease from an experiment to a clinical research.
