Monday, August 27, 2007

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Fix Heart Damage In Lab Rats

After having had a Heart Attack myself a few months back... I found this story very encouraging...
Human embryonic stem cells have been used to regrow the heart muscles of rats that had survived lab-induced heart attacks, scientists from the University of Washington and a private biotechnology company reported Sunday... Because the rebuilt heart muscle halted the progression of heart failure, the findings offer encouragement that treatments based on embryonic stem cells someday might be used to help people who suffer heart attacks...
Read this story in full at link below...
Human stem cells fix heart damage in lab rats

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