Source: BBC NEWS:
Published: 2005/12/18 19:56:44 GMT
Summary:
BBC News reports on an advancement in growing cartilage from adult bone marrow stem cells to attempt to treat arthritis:
"Scientists say they have made a significant step towards finding a new treatment for osteoarthritis. Researchers at Bristol University successfully grew new cartilage from a patient's own stem cells. Experts from Bristol University grew a piece of cartilage using stem cells from the bone marrow of people undergoing hip replacement operations because of the disease. The new technique is expected to overcome problems of transplant rejection because the patient's own cells are used to create the cartilage. Ethical concerns over using human embryos in stem cell research can also be avoided. They hope the technique will allow them to carry out transplants in the future."
