Source: Medical News Today
Posted: September 21, 2006 - 11:00am (PDT)
Summary:
Rats with an eye disease similar to human macular degeneration experienced significantly slower vision loss after receiving embryonic stem cell therapy when compared to rats that did not receive the treatment, say scientists from Advanced Cell Technology, a biotechnology company in the field of stem cell research. further studies could lead to an effective treatment for humans, prevening blindness in large and heterogenous patient population.
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