Stem Cell Therapy for Incurable Diseases |
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Stem cell research and therapy is a promising advancement in medical science. Stem cells are found in all multi-cellular organisms and have a variety of significant medical applications. This is due to the ability of stem cells to replicate themselves via mitosis and to generate a various specialized cell types. These cells can then be used to repair damaged tissues and organs. Embryonic stem cells in particular can be cloned more effectively and made into specific cells such as muscle or nerves or any other type of cell that a patient requires.
The significance of stem cell therapy in modern medicine is that it offers hope in the treatment of incurable diseases such as spinal cord injuries, muscular disorders, leukemia and heart disease. The process of stem cell treatment is relatively simple. Stem cells are extracted from an embryo, an umbilical cord, blood or even bone marrow. They are the replicated in a cell culture. These new cells are then transplanted to the problem area in the patient to help repair damaged tissue. Embryonic stem cells are the viable option because at such an early age in the life cycle, they can be artificially altered into whatever specialized cells that is required. |
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Stem Cell Therapy : The Forbidden Therapy That Actually Works! |
| The mention of stem cell therapy is guaranteed to draw horrified reactions from those who know nothing about the subject. Most of us have been informed that stem cells are harvested from a human embryo which is destroyed in the process. But the fact is that stem cell therapies as practiced with resounding success in Germany, Mexico, and Panama, china, Ukraine, India are based on the use of stem cells harvested from the patient's own bone marrow and blood. There is a very good reason for this, far removed from the ethical constrictions revolving around fetal stem cells. Fetal stem cells divide so rapidly, that the risk of cancer is very high, making them largely unsuitable for therapeutic uses. Adult stem cells do not share this risk. |
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Incurables Treated |
The list of diseases formerly thought to be incurable, and now being routinely treated with stem cell therapy is impressive and extensive:
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ALS |
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Alzheimer's Disease |
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Autism |
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Cardiovascular Diseases |
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Cerebral Palsy |
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Diabetes |
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Failed Back Surgery Syndrome |
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Macular Degeneration |
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Multiple Sclerosis |
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Osteoarthritis |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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Parkinson's Disease |
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Spinal Cord Injuries |
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And many more... |
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| The theoretical justification for the approach to adult stem cell therapy is based on solid science. All human life begins with an ovum and a sperm. Cells then arise in the fertilized ovum, which after a few days in the womb develop into embryonic stem cells. These cells are very unspecialized and possess the ability to develop into all of the 220 human cell types. A whole human being cannot develop from these cells as they are. They need to continue their development in the womb until they change into mature, differentiated cells which then take over a specific function of the body. Throughout our lives however, we have cells that remain very unspecialized. The renewal of our skin, for example, is an ongoing process and continues until we die. Injuries heal. Hair grows. We live with cells which are very unspecialized, can continue to divide as we go through life and help our body to regenerate and repair itself. These are the adult stem cells used in adult stem cell therapy. Adult stem cells have been, and continue to be found in just about every body tissue; the hair, the brain, the liver, the blood, the bone marrow, etc. If body tissue is damaged, these stem cells flock to the damaged area to repair it. This provides the body with its own repair system, and modern adult stem cell therapy is meant to exploit this process. |
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