By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News
Foetal blood stem cells Trial patients will get progressively higher doses of stem cells
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Doctors in Glasgow have injected stem cells into the brain of a stroke patient in an effort to find a new treatment for the condition.
The elderly man is the first person in the world to receive this treatment - the start of a regulated trial at Southern General Hospital.
He was given very low doses over the weekend and has since been discharged - and his doctors say he is doing well.
Critics object as brain cells from foetuses were used to create the cells.
The patient received a very low dose of stem cells in an initial trial to assess the safety of the procedure.
Over the next year, up to 12 more patients will be .... next
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