Converting Human Skin Cells Into Functional Neurons Without Using Stem Cells

Scientists have managed to convert human skin cells into functional neurons without having to use any kind of stem cells, researchers from Columbia University Medical Center reported in the journal Cell. This breakthrough could offer effective treatments to replace the cells of patients with Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative illnesses. The method, known as direct reprogramming, generated neurons from the skin cells of individuals with early-onset (familial) Alzheimer's disease...

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