PALO ALTO, Calif., May 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced that Nathan Selden, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P., will give a feature presentation today at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 2010 Annual Meeting, one of the leading forums for neurosurgeons from around the world to present and discuss cutting-edge research in the field. Dr. Selden was co-principal investigator of the Company’s Phase I clinical trial in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL, also often referred to as Batten disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disorder in children. In his presentation, Dr. Selden will summarize the positive safety data from the trial and will note that additional data from the ongoing long-term follow-up study continue to affirm the safety profile of the Company’s HuCNS-SC® cells.
