American scientists have made a discovery that makes a completely new look at the problem of excess weight, reports NTV.

It is well known that a large number of Americans are obese. Annually 230 thousand. of US citizens undergo a procedure of liposuction - removal of excess fat from different areas of the body, according to an online edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Researchers from the University of California have learned to isolate from this fat, which has so far been simply thrown away, the most valuable stem cells. These cells, which persist throughout the life of the individual, form cages of other types and play an important role in protecting the body from cancers.

Earlier they were received only from human embryos.

The authors of the discovery claim that they learned not only to extract stem cells from fat, but also to grow from them cells of muscle, bone and cartilaginous tissue. This opens up fantastic prospects in surgery - to restore damaged areas of bones or ligaments it will be possible to use tissues grown from the cells of the patient himself. That is, it may be possible to solve the problem of rejection of foreign tissues medicus. en.