Scientists in the UK and Japan have identified the chemical that prompts the body’s stem cells to flock en masse to the site of a skin wound, allowing it to heal at an accelerated rate.
The chemical, simply called HMGB1, works as a catalyst that awakens stem cells idling in the body’s bone marrow, summoning them directly to the targeted wound.
The finding could lead to new breakthroughs in how medical professionals treat wounds.
(READ the story from MNN)
I spend my free time in the study of the bio sciences and my reading has led me to believe we are on the verge of a major and largely positive shift in the reality of health.
Another example is an exciting paradigm called Adoptive Cell Therapy. The news from the latest clinical trials wasn’t all good, but it was primarily good and bodes very well for the very near future.
http://blog.readingthinkingandwriting.com/?p=214
Thanks for the link, Scott! That is good news…