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(From Chemical Business NewsBase - New Scientist UK Edition)
A new treatment for heart disease is being tested. The technique involves taking stem from a patient's bone marrow and injecting them into a vessel feeding the heart. Some spectacular results have been obtained. Some researchers however are critical of the early tests on humans. In 2000 it was discovered that bone marrow stem cells could develop into heart muscle in mice: 68% of the damaged area was rebuilt and heart function improved dramatically. There are plans for a 600-patient trial at Barts and…