Tuesday, July 26, 2005

- Forbes.com

- Forbes.com: "Health
Stem Cells Restore Heart Function in Pigs
-- Dennis Thompson

TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers report the successful use of stem cells to treat heart attack tissue damage in pigs -- a breakthrough that is paving the way for human trials.

'There is reason for optimism about these findings, possibly leading to a first-ever cure for heart attack in humans,' senior author Dr. Joshua Hare, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, said in a prepared statement."

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