Tuesday, May 08, 2007

New Stem Cell Method Promises To Repair Severe Blood Vessel Damage

Source: Medical News Today
Article Date: May 8, 2007 - 5:00 PDT

Summary:

Scientists have found a new way to produce precursor cells that can repair severely damaged blood vessels in mice and other laboratory animals from human embryonic stem cells. They believe this method could eventually lead to the repair extensive blood vessel damage in humans,. The finding is being hailed as a breakthrough. The research is published in the journal Nature Methods.