Thursday, April 13, 2006

Breakthrough in Autoimmune Disease Research: Stem Cell Research Gives New Hope to Patients

Source: ABC News
Posted: April 10, 2006

Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital have developed a breakthrough procedure uses a patient's stem cells to treat extremely severe cases of lupus and other autoimmune diseases. The procedure involves infuse treating a lupus patient with chemotherapy, to destroy the immune system, and then injecting them with stems cells to build a new immune system.

Commentary: Hopeufully this procedure will be an effective treatment not only for Lupus, but other immune-deficiency diseases as well. Be sure to watch the video of this story at ABCNews.com

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