Stem cell treatments have been used with a plethora of
diseases and conditions experimentally and in trial. Some of these include;
diabetes, Alzheimer’s, osteoarthritis, and spinal cord injury repair. Stem
cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into
specialized cells and can divide to produce more stem cells. In a recent
article, a young woman paralyzed from a motor vehicle accident successfully
underwent the first in-human experimental procedure. The hope is that the
placed neural stem cells will bridge the gap created by the injury, replace
severed nerve connections and restore motor/sensory function. UC San Diego
Moores Cancer Center and the Sanford Cell Clinical Center (where the procedure
took place) are the leading research institutes when it comes to stem cells.
They have hopes for continued research and procedures with other disease such
as Type 1 diabetes and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Zaina Banihani
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