Monday, May 21, 2007

Muscle Stem Cells Effectively Treat Urinary Incontinence Long Term

Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Date: May 21, 2007

Summary:

Women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) treated using muscle-derived stem cell injections to strengthen their sphincter muscles experience long-term improvements in their condition, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.