Recent studies show the potential of utilizing dental pulp stem cells for brain research. University of Adelaide researchers discovered that stem cell taken from teeth can develop into brain-like stem cells if cultured in the proper environment. This finding could push the treatment of stroke victims decades ahead of its current possibilities. The dental stem cells could possibly decrease the shortage in therapy treatments. Only time will tell if dental pulp growing under the right conditions can sustain the treatments long term. Read more about dental pulp stem cell research in this article.
"Stem cells from teeth have great potential to grow into new brain or nerve cells, and this could potentially assist with treatments of brain disorders, such as stroke," says Dr Kylie Ellis, Commercial Development Manager with the University's commercial arm, Adelaide Research & Innovation (ARI). Dr Ellis conducted this research as part of her Physiology PhD studies at the University, before making the step into commercialisation. The results of her work have been published in the journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy.
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