Holy mackeral, we had to wait for this? Stem cells used to 'heal' heart attack scars"

[babylonsister]

Stem cells used to 'heal' heart attack scars
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News


Damage caused by a heart attack has been healed using stem cells gathered from the patient's own heart, according to doctors in the US.

The amount of scar tissue was halved in the small safety trial reported in the Lancet medical journal.

The authors said there was also an "unprecedented" increase in new heart muscle.

The British Heart Foundation said it was "early days", but could "be great news for heart attack patients".

A heart attack happens when the organ is starved of oxygen, such as a clot blocking the flow of blood to the heart.

As the heart heals, the dead muscle is replaced with scar tissue, but because this does not beat like heart muscle the ability to pump blood around the body is reduced.

Doctors around the world are looking at ways of "regenerating" the heart to replace the scar tissue with beating muscle. Stem cells, which can transform into any other type of specialised cell, figure prominently in their plans.

more...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17012688

[piedmont]

1. Great news but I don't understand your title. nt

[babylonsister]

2. The previous admin, who thought this was a bad idea. nt

[piedmont]

7. No, they didn't. These weren't embryonic stem cells. nt

[Leopolds Ghost]

3. Mackerels generally were/are unintelligent creatures.

But stem cells can increase their intelligence 50-fold!

[unblock]

8. ah, but we're talking about HOLY mackerels

which are a horse of a different color entirely.

[Leopolds Ghost]

17. For anyone who didn't get the joke :-)

Original title was referring to Bush:
[font size="1"]Holy mackeral, who were/are idiots? "Stem cells used to 'heal' heart attack scars"[/font]
Just ribbing babylonsister

[babylonsister]

9. Oh my goodness gosh!

[Joe the Revelator]

4. What amazing news.

[1ProudAtheist]

5. Perhaps Scientists

could use stem cells from the anus of a horse to create a new KKKantor. Would be much more appealing than the original one.

[BOHICA12]

6. Let us not perpetuate the misinformation ...

Damage caused by a heart attack has been healed using stem cells gathered from the patient's own heart, according to doctors in the US.

Not embryonic stem cells - this research has been embraced by administrations for years.

[babylonsister]

10. I don't think embryonic was mentioned in the OP, but I just welcome the

possibilities. My dad is getting his eye injected with stem cells this week; he has macular degeneration, they're testing them on him via a doc who was originally doing testing on HIV patients, and anything having to do with stem cell research and cures and help, I am positively THRILLED with!

[Leopolds Ghost]

16. Is it a good possibility of a cure? (for your dad)

[babylonsister]

18. I honestly don't know, and don't know if they do.

They might be approaching him as "it couldn't hurt", but he was told he's a good candidate.

[opihimoimoi]

11. Under W we went for Smart Bombs N Shit.....Screw those Stem Cells....Think of what we missed

during those 8 years of holdups....

[tammywammy]

12. This wasn't embryonic stem cells

No hold up.

[Leopolds Ghost]

15. Yeah, it's all good. But to be fair, GW didn't make it easy on stem cell research period n/t

[babylonsister]

13. I 'get' what you're saying, opihimoimoi. We could have been a lot

further along now.

[opihimoimoi]

14. Yup...8 years is a loooong time

[midnight]

19. Glad to read a story pro stem cells.