Lifenews reports:
Adult stem cell research may soon have another medical issue that can be added to the list of diseases or ailments patients have that it can offer help. Scientists are studying whether injections of bone marrow cells can spark regrowth in cartilage to help repair damaged knees.
Knee problems are very common — they occur in people of all ages and can be the result of disease or injury.
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The first clinical trial involving the bone marrow stem cells has begun to try to regenerate the meniscus. Doctors will be using mesenchymal stem cells, the adult stem cells that live in bone marrow and can transform into cartilage-forming cells called chondrocytes.
Some 55 patients have signed up for both stem cell injections and a placebo and the first results are expected to come in around October.
I’m sure several of our wrestlers are hoping this turns out positively.
