Study authors (IMAGE) Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Caption Benjamin Segal, MD, Andrew Jerome, PhD and Andrew Sas, MD, PhD, led a recent study that found a novel type of immune cell discovered in human bone marrow can grow healthy nerve cells when stimulated in the lab. The hope is their research will lead to effective treatments for a wide range of currently incurable injuries and diseases that affect the central nervous system. Credit The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Usage Restrictions All multimedia is available for free and unrestricted media use with courtesy to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.