... dysfunction after spinal cord injury reflects demyelination, and both ES cells and marrow-derived stem cells are able to facilitate remyelination after experimental spinal cord injury. Clinical trials ... for stem cell therapies include spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Batten disease, and Parkinson's disease. In Parkinson's disease, ... hyperinsulinemia/hypoglycemia, and the cells must avoid immune rejection. Although ES cells can be differentiated into cells that produce insulin, these cells have relatively low insulin content...