UC Davis professor given grant to heal soldiers with stem cells - Yolo County News - sacbee.com

UC Davis professor given grant to heal soldiers with stem cells - Yolo County News - sacbee.com

UC Davis professor given grant to heal soldiers with stem cells

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By Lulu Liu
lliu@sacbee.com

Published: Thursday, Jul. 1, 2010 - 12:00 pm

The US Army has granted UC Davis professor Kent Leach $100,000 for further study of an innovative new medical treatment poised to help injured combatants.

The proposed technique will regrow damaged tissue and bones using stem cells extracted from the patient's own fat.

A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell whose role in the body is yet to be determined. When placed at the site of an injury these cells may grow to replace the damaged part.

Yet, "straight injection of stem cells has a limited effect," Leach said in a press release. His method embeds cells in a gel-like material which will hold the treatment in place.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/01/2863336/uc-davis-professor-given-grant.html#mi_rss=Education#ixzz0sSZwZC78

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