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Josie Hull and Teresa Cajas were born joined at the head in a remote Guatemalan village on July 25, 2001, and were not expected to live longer than a year.
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Date Time Stem cells may correct deformity and restore brain function after childhood disorder Using stem cells to regenerate parts of the skull, USC scientists partially corrected a skull deformity and reversed learning and memory deficits in young mice with craniosynostosis, a condition estimated to affect 1 in every 2,500 infants born in the United States. The only current therapy is complex surgery within the first year of life, but skull defects often return afterward. The study, which appears today in Cell, could pave the way for more effective and less invasive therapies for children w...
Conventional treatment for craniosynostosis often involves surgery and cranial helmets during the long recovery process. (Photo/iStock) Using stem cells to regenerate parts of the skull, USC scientists partially corrected a skull deformity and reversed learning and memory deficits in young mice with craniosynostosis, a condition estimated to affect 1 in every 2,500 infants born in the United States. The only current therapy is complex surgery within the first year of life, but skull defects often return afterward. The study, which appears today in Cell, could pave the way for more effective a...