Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100508:11:33:00
The nerve cells in the spine and brain that control muscle movement detroyed. when the brain can no longer tell muscles to move, the muscles wither away. eventually the diagram as well that pulls and pushes air into the lungs. think about that. the brain is fine but you simply cannot breathe. john knows there is no cure for als and so does his wife and his two daughters. >> my first thoughts were i hated for my girls to see me go through this. >> so today is a historic day. what we are going to see is the first fda-approved clinical trial for fetal stem cells in dults. it is remarkable. obviou...