Source: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Date: June 12, 2012
Summary:
UCLA stem cell scientists who purified a subset of stem cells from fat tissue and used the stem cells to grow bone discovered that the bone formed faster and was of higher quality than bone grown using traditional methods. The finding may one day eliminate the need for painful bone grafts that use material taken from patients during invasive procedures. The study was published June 11 in the early online edition of Stem Cells Translational Medicine.
