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regenerative medicine
April 30, 2014
Stem cell therapy regenerates heart muscle in primates
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Regenerative medicine researchers successfully attempted stem cell therapy to repair damaged heart muscle in non-human primates.
January 22, 2014
Gene therapy leads to robust improvements in animal model of fatal muscle disease
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The experimental treatment restored muscle function and prolonged lives in animals with a condition similar to X-linked myotubular myopathy in children
August 1, 2013
Burnt sugar-derivative reduces muscle wasting in fly and mouse models of muscular dystrophy
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A trace substance in caramelized sugar, when purified and given in appropriate doses, improves muscle regeneration in insect and animal models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.