Adult Stem Cells Reduce Damage after Heart Attack

Researchers at the W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, have found that infusing adult stem cells into the coronary arteries after a heart attack reduces damage, Reuters reports. Dr Stefanie Dimmeler and associates isolated stem cells from the bone marrow or blood of 28 heart attack patients and tested the technique, which caused a significant fall in heart damage and improvements in cardiac function. [Reuters, 13 October]

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