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Californian researchers have shown that scarring following heart attack maybe reduced in patients treated with their own stem cells

The report by US scientists provides hope for patients suffering from dry macular degeneration, a very common cause of blindness. The preliminary study shows that grafts derived from human embryonic stem cells appears to be safe, and may lead to an improvement in vision.

Professor Richard Harvey and his team at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and University of NSW have discovered of a new population of adult stem cells in the heart which could have important implications for heart regeneration and repair