Stem-cell injection developed to treat osteoporosis
SEP 23, 2014
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028280
Telegraph : As the human population ages, more people are suffering the effects of osteoporosis. The disease causes loss of bone mass and density, which results in an increased risk of breaks and fractures. A preventive treatment is being developed that involves the injection of stem cells into the affected areas to protect and strengthen the thinning bone. The delicate stem cells are encased in calcium phosphate microspheres to protect them during the transplantation process. If the treatment proves successful, early screening could look for people who are most at risk, so they could receive treatment before a minor fall lands them in the hospital.
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