By Edward Chen – Nature –
Elderly people with frailty, which affects up to one-quarter of over-50s, increased their endurance after a single dose of stem cells.
A single dose of stem cells can help older people with frailty to build up their endurance, a study finds1. The study’s authors say that the results offer the strongest evidence so far for an effective treatment for frailty, which affects as many as one-quarter of people aged 50 or older2.
“For the first time, you have a treatment that targets accelerated ageing,” which can manifest as frailty, says Jorge Ruiz, a study author and geriatrician at Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Florida.
