CNS Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells

Stem cells research has passed a long and exciting way from discovery to clinical applications. Every year more and more scientific reports and solid research breakthroughs are published in this fascinating field making it difficult to follow new discoveries and cover the history. In the current review we overviewed the history of stem cells research starting from the discovery and ending with the current state-of-art. We discussed the obstacles and future perspectives of the cell-based therapy, with a special focus made on the protection and regeneration of the lost functions after injury/degeneration of adult central nervous system.