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Clinical trial to investigate safety of neural stem cell transplantation in patients with spinal cord injuries
Global online medical and health news service reports on UCSD researchers launching the NSI-566/cSCI clinical trial and recruiting patients. In addition to evaluating the stem cell graft's survival and the effectiveness of immunosuppression drugs to prevent rejection, the article notes that the researchers will look for therapeutic benefits such as changes in motor and sensory function, bowel and bladder function, and pain levels.