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Cord Blood Stem Cells May Help Repair Babies' Heart Defects

November 10, 2008 (Bloomberg) -- "Umbilical cord blood, rich in stem cells, may provide raw material to repair the hearts of thousands of babies born each year with defective heart valves, according to researchers."

"Cardiologists at the University Hospital of Munich say they are 5 years to 7 years away from transplanting new heart valves into children with faulty hearts, derived from the children's own cord blood. The researchers reported the findings today at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association."

Full story: Bloomberg News

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