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June 27, 2005 Volume 14 No. 12

Growing Arteries from Elderly Cells

Researchers from Duke Universityâ€™s Medical Center and Pratt School of Engineering have demonstrated that they can grow new human blood vessels from cells taken from patients who especially need such assistance â€" older adults with cardiovascular disease.

The researchers said the results of their latest experiments represent a â€œproof of principleâ€ for an approach that could be clinically applicable within five to 10 years. The first...

Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D., holds a device used to grow bio-engineered blood vessels.

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