Stem Cells Hold Promise for Muscular Dystrophy
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Transplanting adult stem cells into mice with an illness like muscular dystrophy (MD) helped rebuild muscle structure and strength, a study says. (article 2)
The work by Harvard University, published in the journal Cell, boosts the prospect of similar treatments for people with the condition one day. (article 2)
The idea behind stem cell therapy is to find a way to boost the body's ability to replace or produce new tissues. (article 2)
There's no guarantee that the treatment will translate to humans with the disease, said study author Amy Wagers, an assistant professor in Harvard University's Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department. (article 1)
The most common form, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, mainly affects boys and is caused by the lack of a protein that helps muscles stay intact. (article 1)
The development, expected to be presented Wednesday at the European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology annual conference in Barcelona, may make stem cell research easier to conduct by not raising as many ethical concerns, the researchers added. (article 3)
Australian scientists have identified a potential new way of combating the global scourge of malaria, pinpointing eight genes that help the disease-causing parasite remodel our red blood cells. (article 5)
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cells, stem, hESC, dystrophy, muscle |
Source articles
- Stem Cells Hold Promise for Muscular Dystrophy (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 499 words)
- Muscle stem cell advance hailed (BBC News, 07/10/2008, 378 words)
- New Technique Harvests Stem Cells at Earlier Stage (Washington Post, 07/09/2008, 650 words)
- cell division and cancer (Nature Journals, 07/11/2008, 333 words)
- Scientists find malaria's 'sticky' genes (cbc.ca, 07/09/2008, 350 words)
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