Neurotransplantation of fetal tissue into patients with Huntington’s Disease showed evidence of significant benefit, in two studies from the University of South Florida and McLean Hospital in Massachusetts. ‘ “Everybody said ten years ago that this was outlandish — you
can’t transplant cells into a toxic brain (because) those new cells
will die,” Dr. Ole Isacson…, who helped direct the (McLean) study,
said in a statement.’ While excitement in neurotransplantation to combat a range of degenerative nervous system diseases continues, ethical concerns about using fetal tissues will probably limit the applicability of this technique in our abortion-polarized society. Fortunately, recent studies have shown that stem cells derived from adult bone marrow may be able to do the same trick, differentiating into healthy neural tissue.