UM stem cell research could grow bone, potentially treat obesity

A new stem cell study conducted at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has isolated a trigger in stem cells which could be the key to growing bone and combating conditions like osteoporosis and obesity. Published in March, the study is the culmination of years of work to define a specific biochemical switch that determines whether stem cells become bone or fat.

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