Guest guest Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 VIDEO - *Liver Growing Body Parts *Regenerative medicine July 2010 Advances in regenerative medicine means it's possible for damaged body parts to be regrown from human cells, and 60 Minutes featured the growing area of study.The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is working on this with all kinds of organs and parts of the body and hopes to fight the fact people are dying while on the transplant wait list. Dr. Atala of the Wake Forest Institute told CBS the goal is to "provide replacement tissues and organs that can be used to help [such patients] survive."Atala says some body parts are easier to recreate than others, such as the ear, though the hope is eventually all body parts can be regenerated.So far, human bladders have already been replicated based on cells and replaced into the body. Each replication takes approximately 6 to 8 weeks. .. Nov 2010 .. Liver Regeneration:Opening The Door To New Treatments for Regenerating Liver and Bone Marrow .. Also See :Skin cells transformed into blood .. AASLD:Human Cells Grow on Animal Liver Scaffolds .. Regenerating body parts lost by soldiers who have been injured in war is the topic of our story from McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. “Powder Regenerates New Muscle†covers the encouraging results of an experimental procedure using a biologic compound made from harvested pig bladder. Watch to see how the experimental powder, when placed near a wound, actually signals the human body to begin generating new cells and has already been effective for regenerating the human esophagus, in addition to muscle regeneration. ... Salk scientists discovered how stem cells respond to nutrient availability , New method to create bioartificial organs .. Stem Cells/Presented at AASLD VIDEO http://Hepatitis Cnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2010/11/liver-growing-body-parts-from-human.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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