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Scientist Awarded AHA Grant to Develop Therapies for Rare Form of Childhood Muscular Dystrophy
Scientist Bijan K. Dey could soon offer hope to young patients with a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
U.VA. RESEARCHERS ID BEST SOURCE OF STEM CELLS TO BLOCK DIABETIC BLINDNESS
University of Virginia researchers have taken a significant step forward in their efforts to use stem cells to block vision loss caused by diabetic retinopathy, a condition that affects millions of people with diabetes. The researchers have evaluated the best potential sources for adult stem cells to be used for that purpose, determining that cells taken from donors who do not suffer diabetes likely will be more effective than cells taken from patients’ own bodies.