In a Mayo Clinic study, all 25 participants had two arthritic knees, and both knees improved dramatically even though only one knee received stem cells while the other received only a saline control injection.
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- Mayo Clinic finds surprising results on first-ever test of stem ... (newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org)
- https://www.healthnewsreview.org/news-release-review/pr-release-claims-stem-cell-injections-for-arthritic-knees-led-to-surprising-and-dramatic-results-but-the-therapy-and-placebo-performed-equally/ (healthnewsreview.org)
- https://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/2018/01/08/regenerativemedicineflorida/ (discoverysedge.mayo.edu)
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01931007 (clinicaltrials.gov)
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