Placental stem cell therapy shows promise for diabetic foot ulcers

An experimental cell therapy was well tolerated in 10 people with chronic diabetic foot ulcers, according to first-in-human study led by researchers at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM).

Testing the treatment's safety 

Encouraging signs of healing 

What the early findings mean and what's next 

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Wake Forest University School of Medicine

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