Stem Cell Research Hits No Ethical Nerves When Treating Horses
Related News: Bone and Cartilage, Stem Cell ResearchA stem cell research firm in Singapore has been working on giving Asian racehorse owners a new way of treating tendon and ligament injuries. This news follows other news regarding stem cell research for horses that allows treatment and therapies to be developed without ethical concerns.
EZ Stemcell's therapy starts out with harvesting bone marrow from the horse's own sternum. EZ Stemcell then isolates multi-potential stem cells, which are then reinjected into the horse's injured tendon.
Here is the big kick .. this technology goes beyond simply revolutionizing treatment of injured horses, Dr Omie Rangabashyam stated that two-legged patients could also one day be treated in a similar fashion.
"By injecting the stem cells directly into the core lesion, the tendon will regain its integrity, will regain its strength, without the fibrous scar tissue that forms with conventional treatment," Rangabashyam, a director of EZ Stemcell, told Reuters as he tried to calm the horse.
Posted on March 28, 2006 05:36 PM