ADVISORY/NeoTherapeutics Reports Stem Cells Increased by 32% in Brains of Mice Treated with a Single Dose of Neotrofin.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (July 26) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Logos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) NeoTherapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:NEOT NEOT New Employee Orientation Training ) (Nasdaq:NEOTW) announced today that Dr. Alvin J. Glasky, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chief Scientific Officer, presented data on its lead compound, Neotrofin(tm), at the "4th International Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. , Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders" meeting in Princeton, N.J. Dr. Glasky showed data from experiments demonstrating a statistically significant increase of 32 percent in brain stem cells in the hippocampus hippocampus fabulous marine creature; half fish, half horse. [Rom. Myth. and Art: Hall, 154] See : Monsters of mice, an area of the brain associated with memory. In experiments conducted at NeoTherapeutics, the company has demonstrated that brain stem cells can mature into neurons and astrocytes astrocytes (as´trōsī´ts), n a large, star-shaped cell found in certain tissues of the nervous system. A mass of astrocytes is called astroglia. See also astrocytoma. . Studies are underway to assess the effect of Neotrofin on this differentiation process. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?3561 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video, audio, text, graphics, and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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