Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School researchers are using 3D technology to identify skeletal muscle stem cells for transplantation, according to Health Data Management.
Here are three things to know:
1. Researchers aim to derive stem cells from muscle to treat diseases, such as muscular dystrophy.
2. Associate neurology professor Atsushi Asakura, PhD, and medical student Mayank Verma, found a subset of these stem cells was located close to blood vessels and were likely to be more potent.
"This could be very important for learning more about the role of these stem cells in aging and muscular dystrophy, and treatments in the future," Dr. Asakura told Health Data Management.
3. The University of Minnesota's University Imaging Centers helped develop the researchers' imaging techniques.