Wednesday, December 20, 2006

US approves Aussie stem cell trial

Source: Australian Associated Press (AAP)
Date: December 20, 2006

Summary:

A WORLD-first Australian medical therapy that uses stem cells to treat degenerative spinal disease has been approved for testing on patients in the US. Researchers hope the treatment will replace painful bone grafts. It will be the first time that "off-the-shelf'' adult stem cells will be used to treat spinal disc disease in a genetically unrelated patient.

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