Cells taken from a patient's own lungs could be used to treat — or even cure — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), that affects about 1 > 자유게시판

Cells taken from a patient's own lungs could be used to treat — or even cure — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), that affects about 1.4million people in the UK and leaves many struggling for breath. 

Research presented at last month's European Respiratory Society International in Milan, , showed that after a cell transplant patients were able to breathe better, kampus terbaik di jakarta walk farther and had a better quality of life. 

The lung damage in two patients with emphysema — a type of COPD that often worsens over time — was completely repaired by the therapy. 

The groundbreaking treatment involves harvesting a type of cell able to repair damage, before cloning it to make millions of copies. 

These are then injected back into the lungs.

The technique has been hailed as a potential 'game-changer' by the charity Asthma + Lung UK. 

Cells taken from a patient's own lungs could be used to treat — or even cure — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), that affects about 1.4million people in the UK and leaves many struggling for breath.

Pictured: A female doctor with a lung illustration 

COPD is an umbrella term for severe respiratory diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Pictured: File photo of lungs 

COPD is an umbrella term for severe respiratory diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.