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Scientists Say Stem Cells in Menstrual Blood Could Be Used for Alzheimer's, ALS Treatments | TIME.com

'In its favor, neither menstrual blood nor cord blood stem cells are controversial in the way that embryonic stem cells are. '

'Now, news that stem cells found in menstrual blood — along with cells from babies’ umbilical cords — could potentially be incorporated into treatments for stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, kind of puts a different spin on things. (More on Time.com: Using Stem Cells to Restore Sight)Cord blood and apparently menstrual blood contain stem cells that have the ability to morph into various kinds of other cells. '

'This is not all just theoretical: stem cells harvested from menstrual blood have successfully differentiated into nerve cells in vitro, or in a laboratory culture. '

'And, point out the researchers, menstrual blood-derived stem cells are a vastly more renewable resource than those harvested from cord blood. '

'I get the umbilical cord blood thing — I even wrote last year about a nationwide mail-in pilot program to encourage more women to donate their babies’ cord blood cells — but menstrual blood?'

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