The Future of Brain Repair
A Realist's Guide to Stem Cell Therapy
$59.88
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2020
Summary
A scientist assesses the potential of stem cell therapies for treating such brain disorders as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.Stem cell therapies are the subject of enormous hype, endowed by the media with almost magical qualities and imagined by the public to bring about miracle cures. Stem cells have the potential to generate new cells of different types, and have been shown to do so in certain cases. Could stem cell transplants repair the damaged brain? In this book, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262043755 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262043750 |
| Author: | Jack Price |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 452g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 22mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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About The Author
Jack Price
Jack Price is Professor of Developmental Neurobiology at King’s College London and Head of the Division of Advanced Therapies at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control.
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