Stem cell transplants stalled blindness in rats
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 19:28
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nerve stem cell transplants may help slow the progression of macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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