Chemical found which 'makes bone marrow repair skin' (BBC)

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The chemical which summons stem cells from bone marrow to the site of a wound has been discovered by scientists in the UK and Japan.

The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, identified the distress signal - HMGB1.

The authors believe it can be used to put "a megaphone in the system" to improve the treatment of injuries such as burns and leg ulcers.

Another UK expert said the research had potential.

Bone marrow was thought to play a role in repairing damaged skin, but the exact process was unknown.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12956636

[midnight]

1. K&R

[loudsue]

2. This is wonderful news! I hope it's just the beginning of a path that will

help heal severe wounds to many different parts of the body.

Yay science!!! :applause:

[Lorien]

3. Cool! nt

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Glyconutrients have been raising bone marrow stem cells since 1996. Graphic

photo of burn victim at link, both before and after.

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/glycocases.htm

My wife and I began supplementing our diets with glyconutrients in 1994. We were of the baby boomer mentality wanting to prevent and avoid disease and disability by using the highest quality supplements. We knew that even the best of today's foods cannot meet our bodies' needs. However, it wasn't until two years later that I realized and confirmed the true power of glyconutrition.

On October 16, 1996, two gallons of gasoline blew up in my face while I was working in our yard. I caught on fire and was blown several feet away onto a gravel driveway. Luckily my wife, Diana, was nearby, and she jumped on top of me to help put out the fire. We hurried into the house and Diana called 911. Meanwhile, we went into the bathroom and began cutting off skin that was hanging from me and proceeded to clean off all the dirt. I was especially badly burned from my elbows down to my fingertips. There were other burn areas all around my upper torso and around my head and neck. As I looked in the mirror, it appeared like my face had been blasted with a blowtorch, and I said to my wife, "It looks like the face you once called 'handsome' is history."