A better way to grow bone: Fresh, purified fat stem cells grow bone better, faster
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
Stem cell scientists purified a subset of stem cells found in fat tissue and made from them bone that was formed faster and was of higher quality than bone grown using traditional methods, a finding that may one day eliminate the need for painful bone grafts that use material taken from the patient during invasive procedures.