Main Category: Stem Cell Research
Also Included In: Bones / Orthopedics
Article Date: 01 Aug 2013 – 9:00 PDT
University, McMaster. “Boning up: McMaster researchers find home of best stem cells for bone marrow transplants.” Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 1 Aug. 2013. Web.
2 Aug. 2013. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/264135.php>
It is hoped this discovery will lead to lowering the amount of bone marrow needed for a donation while increasing regeneration and lessening rejection in the recipient patients, says principal investigator Mick Bhatia, professor and scientific director of the McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute.
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In a paper published online by the journal Cell Stem Cell, his team reports that human stem cells (HSC) residing in the end (trabecular region) of the bones display the highest regenerative ability of the blood and immune system.
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