THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that they've managed to repair damaged muscle in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy by injecting them with specialized stem cells from skeletal muscle.

There's no guarantee that the treatment will translate to humans with the disease, said study author Amy Wagers, an assistant professor in Harvard University's Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department.

Still, the findings are going to help scientists "move forward very quickly with human stem cells," she said. "It is an important step."

By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that they've managed to repair damaged muscle in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy by injecting them with specialized stem cells from skeletal muscle.

There's no guarantee that the treatment will translate to humans with the disease, said study author Amy Wagers, an assistant professor in Harvard University's Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department.

By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

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