Source: Reuters
Posted: March 14, 2006
Summary:
Reuters reports Japanese researchers have obtained stem cells from menstrual blood:
"Japanese researchers have harvested stem cells from human menstrual blood, a medical conference has heard. The researchers say these stem cells could be coaxed into forming specialised heart cells, which might one-day be used to treat failing or damaged hearts. They were able to obtain about 30 times more stem cells from menstrual blood than from bone marrow. The stem cells were then cultured in a way to induce them to become heart cells."
