Detailed Guide to Stem Cell and Regenerative Therapy
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The traditional and the first type of cell therapy was the transfusion of blood, which is now common in most clinics. Then came the bone marrow and then stem cell therapy. Usually the term Regenerative Medicine is associated with stem cells, particularly, embryonic stem cells. Whether you are born with neuromuscular disorders or you develop some degenerative disorders later in life, stem cell therapy is the answer. This is the treatment for various disorders, non-serious to life threatening, by using stem cells. Stem cells differ from other cells in the body. All stem cells have three general properties - They are capable of renewing themselves for long period; they are general; and they can produce specialized cell types. Our joints easily succumb to wear and tear. If this is happening to you and surgery is the first thought on your mind, then think again. Have you heard of regenerative cell therapy? There have been recent advances in stem cell biology, tissue regeneration and organ repair mechanisms. This is accompanied by a significant increase in the number of stem cell and regenerative medicine studies being published. Recent clinical trials, mostly from adult stem cells and cord blood cells, strongly support their clinical benefits.
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Recent research demonstrated the effectiveness of implanted stem cells into the hearts of people with cardiomyopathy. Stem cell and regenerative medicine has been shown successful for the treatment of leukemia. Stem cell therapy in regenerative medicine and advances in cancer and other related chronic diseases has a huge significance in curing many diseases in field of immune diseases. Stem cells have more capacity than just regrowing the damaged parts of the body.
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Although there are many difficulties surrounding the field of stem cell research and therapy, over the coming decades scientists hope to continue to make discoveries that will enable the potentials of cell-based therapy to become a reality. The specific factors and conditions that allow stem cells to remain unspecialized are of great interest to scientists. It has taken scientists many years of trial and error to learn to derive and maintain stem cells in the laboratory without them spontaneously differentiating into specific cell types.
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