BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Alliance leaps forward with stem cell research – major medical breakthroughs expected soon.
Staff Reporter
February 04, 2005

Brazil, India, China and Russia all are moving forward rapidly towards attaining major medical breakthroughs in stem cell research. 

Indian scientists are close to finding heart cure and diabetes cure.

Brazil is also making major breakthroughs.

Brazilian Health Minister Humberto Costa said that the government would conduct the world's largest study ever of adult stem cells to treat heart disease. 

About 4 million Brazilians suffer from the disease. If the study is successful, stem cell heart treatments would be available free of charge through the federal health care system.

China is also reporting tremendous progress.