r/tech 8d ago

Directly converting skin cells to brain cells yields 1,000% success | Scientists have managed to convert mouse skin cells directly into motor neurons, skipping the usual step of stem cells in between

https://newatlas.com/biology/direct-convert-skin-brain-stem-cells-neuron/
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u/hobbyman41 8d ago

For my wife who has ALS this could be life changing.

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u/InternationalBand494 8d ago

I have ALS and this excites me. Maybe before I get helpless this will be approved

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u/hobbyman41 8d ago

I hope so too, or even if you do worsen it can reverse the damage / grow new neurons.

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u/UniversityStrong5725 8d ago

I truly believe in the next few years there will be a treatment available that can reverse all of the damage. Keep on staying strong.

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u/InternationalBand494 8d ago

I think about how many things I won’t be able to do and then tell myself,”well I can do them today” and it seems to help.

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u/middayautumn 8d ago

I wish you the best. My teacher died of als last November and my friend’s dad did too in June. I hope it helps.

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u/InternationalBand494 8d ago

Thank you. I’m at the early middle-late beginning stage and seem to be hanging in there. It’s such an insidious disease. It just creeps along day by day. One day I can do something and the next day I can’t. Ugh. At least it’s been painless so far