On October 05, 2014 at 08:47PM Mark Said…
At the moment, when our livers fail the only option is to perform a partial or complete transplant. Not only this costly and inherently risky, it’s also not always possible – there are far more patients needing liver transplants than donors.
But now South Korean scientists have discovered a new technique that could allow doctors to inject stem cells from the tonsils into the liver to repair damage – all without surgery.
Tonsil stem cells could help repair liver damage without surgery | Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
Image credit: Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock By Fiona MacDonald At the moment, when our livers fail the only option is to perform a partial or complete transplant. Not only this costly and inherently risky, it’s also not always possible - there are far more patients needing liver transplants than d ...
       |
|
|
|
Subscribe
0 Comments
