Experimental Stem Cell Research Arrests Lung Disease in Rats

Stem cell researchers exploring a new approach for the care of respiratory diseases report that an experimental treatment involving transplantable lung cells was associated with improved outcomes in tests on mice with acute lung injury. The lung cells were derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Findings by investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are scheduled to appear in the March issue of Molecular Therapy. See full article at http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2010/02/03/experimental_stem_cell_treatment_arrests_acute_lung_injury_in_mice_study_shows.html

This is an encouraging find as it shows just how effective the application of stem cell technology can be for the fight against drug resistant and chronic diseases. While many people argue about the moral and ethical issues surrounding stem cell research, what you can't argue with is results. The more positive results researchers publish, the less people will resist these medical breakthroughs and the closer we'll come to discovering cures for diabetes, muscular distrophy and other diseases once though incurable.