Urine May Benefit Brain Health
By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: December 11, 2012
China researchers have found a way to transform human urine into brain cells.
They were able to re-program kidney cells harvested from urine samples into immature of brain cells, called neutral progenitor cells.
The technique could be used to treat brain-attacking diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
The research appears in the journal Nature Methods.
They were able to re-program kidney cells harvested from urine samples into immature of brain cells, called neutral progenitor cells.
The technique could be used to treat brain-attacking diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
The research appears in the journal Nature Methods.
