Thursday, September 21, 2006

Stem cell hope for eyes

Source: Newsday
Posted: September 21, 2006, 9:09 PM EDT

Summary:

Rats with a disease comparable to macular degeneration have had their eyesight restored with injections involving human embryonic stem cells, an advance scientists hope will bode well for treating people at risk of the disorder.

Commentary: Hopefully these results can eventually be successfully replicated in human patients with macular degeneration.

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