Once the team derived the stem cells, they identified a cellular mechanism that drives abnormal bone growth in the thus -
far untreatable bone disease, called fibrodysplasiaossificans progressiva (FOP).
Not exact matches
They hope to go still
further and turn the stem cells into treatments for previously
untreatable diseases.
Ahead of us now is the major task of exploring the potential of new drug targets, so that hopefully we can prevent the number of people with
untreatable infections from escalating
further,» says Professor Anders Miki Bojesen, who coordinates the UC - Care research activities at the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences.
There is a percentage of animals received at any shelter which are found to be suffering from injuries, congenital defects or
untreatable illness and either die or are humanely euthanized to avoid
further suffering.
A year later
further testing revealed the cancer was still present, and had spread throughout her body, making the cancer
untreatable.