PALO ALTO, Calif., June 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today that it will present evidence of engraftment, migration and the long-term survival of its proprietary HuCNS-SC neural stem cells following transplantation into patients with a severe neurological disorder. Importantly, the results show that the cells can persist following the completion of the planned year-long immunosuppression regimen. The data, which supports the Company's premise regarding the viability and utility of neural stem cell therapy as a potential treatment for a wide range of debilitating and lethal central nervous system (CNS) disorders, will be reported at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 9th Annual Meeting, June 15-18 in Toronto, Ontario, by Nobuko Uchida, Vice President, Stem Cell Biology at StemCells, Inc.
