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| December 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 United Press International. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Chicago scientists have found disturbing evidence that using adult stem cells to regenerate heart tissue may not work as hoped or expected.

The research by the University of Chicago suggests although stem cells derived from bone marrow can find their way to areas of damaged heart muscle, infiltrate those regions and proliferate, they do not mature into new cardiac muscle cells.

A series of previous studies suggested stem cells from bone marrow could be induced to become cardiac muscle, replacing damaged tissue and potentially restoring heart function. But the University of Chicago study involving…

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