The new study stands out from earlier research, Rabchevsky said, because it measured electrical signals traveling from the brain to the legs via spinal tissue repaired by the stem cell therapy. The stem cells helped regenerate the spinal cord's Myelin sheath, a fatty outer layer that protects nerves much like insulation around an electrical cord, the report said. The findings also show promise for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, where the human immune system attacks myelin throughout the body, Whittemore said. The UofL study appeared just days before Senate Majority leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., stunned many conservatives by announcing his support for greater federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. President Bush has said he would veto any legislation that eased federal restrictions on embryonic stem cells. Harvesting stem cells from human embryos "destroys a tiny human being," said Margie Montgomery, executive director of the Kentucky Right to Life Association. Montgomery said she hopes UofL will researchers will shun embryos in favor of using adult stem cells. "We want people to be cured," she said. "But we want it done in an ethical manner." Adult stem cells may one day provide effective treatments, Whittemore said. But for now "our greatest chance for success in humans is going to be in embryonic stem cells."
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