Stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals

In a significant step toward treating premature babies with lung disease, scientists have revealed that stem cells injected into lungs of newborn rats pump out a healing liquid that helps repair the lungs.

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research:

http://www.ahfmr.ab.ca/news/2009-11-26.php

Research is being published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine