Doctors at Imperial College in London have successfully treated patients with liver cirrhosis using their own stem cells.
Bone-marrow stem cells were collected from nine patients and injected into their livers. Positive results were reported within one week of treatment.
Dr. Nagy Habib, the senior doctor who conducted the study, said he sees adult stem-cell research as one of the most promising areas of science.
"This is an area of medicine where there is tremendous progress day by day," he told Reuters. "We hope that stem-cell therapy will help many patients with liver disease."
