Pros And Cons Of Embryotic Stem Cells

While the study is designed primarily to test the safety of the treatment, researchers will looks for signs of improvement in the patients' vision. The company hopes the approach will work for many conditions, including the leading cause of blindness among the elderly.

The reason stem cells are such a big breakthrough in medical technology is that they are cells that have the remarkable ability to grow into just about any cell in the body (Introduction n. pag). In fact, stem cells that remain in the human body after birth “serve as a sort of internal repair system,” in many tissues and organs (Basics n. pag). This is an extremely efficient way of healing since stem cells can become

First of all, it is important to stabilize that most stem cells are restricted to model a specific type of descendants. For example, dermis stem cells can only create skin cells, hematopoietic stem cells can only generate blood cells and so on. In contrast, embryonic stem cells have the capability to develop all type of

It is too early to have a direct answer at the moment since this is a new idea but there are several scientists conducting research with these mesenchymal stem cells, and are even attempting to improve on how they are applied. In a study by the Bio Med Research International, they focused on hosting these stem cells on RKKP glass coated titanium (Ledda). They chose titanium specifically due to how often titanium is used for implants and they aim to find a way to transfer the implant while fixing any damaged tissue in the process. In previous attempts to utilize stem cells, the cells themselves are often put into a buffer solution and then injected (Ledda). In this study, however, they used a different approach, “due to the limited survival of stem cells suspended in a buffer, the engraftment rate may be improved by using a supporting matrix such as a scaffold or a hydrogel” (as cited in

In order to obtain relevant information to support this topic, databases including PubMed, Medline, UpToDate, and Google Scholar were used. Terms used in each search included and combined the following: mesenchymal stem cell, cardiac stem cells, HF, heart repair, ejection fraction, cardiac output, cardiac index, mortality.

Embryonic stem cells can be defined as “blank cells that have not yet been categorized or programmed by the body, and can be prompted to generate any of the 220 human cell types.” (White). Because of this reason, these cells are extremely flexible; in cancer treatment, cells destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation can be replaced with new cells that adapt to any body tissue, whether it’s in the heart, lungs, brain, etc. Dead cells of almost any kind can be replaced with new stem cells. These stem cells are harvested when the embryo is referred to as a blastocyst, which is what some consider when life begins which is also where the controversy begins.

As long humans have existed, having good health continues to remain crucial for a longer lasting life. As scientists find new medical discoveries throughout time, humans get healthier and their life expectancy goes up. Stem cell research is a new type of field of research, its goal is to improve and

Did you know that since 1981, researchers have been removing embryonic stem cells from thousands of embryos to create cells that could potentially save people from diseases? How many patients do you think this has helped since then? Hundreds? Thousands? Wrong. In fact, not one “cure” has been found to help people with Parkinson’s, cancer, heart disease and so many more rare diseases that it is said to be able to help.

For example, scientists at the Texas Heart Institute extracted stem cells and anti-inflammitory from fat tissue from a patient that had had a myocardial infarction. Scientists then injected the stem cells into the damaged area of the heart. They then studied patients with stem cell injections and without stem cell injections. From baseline to six months, they noticed patients without stem cells damage area increased by 5.1%, and patients with stem cells damage area decreased by 3% (Texas Heart). This study had positive affects, as did a similar one. Other scientists induced rats to have myocardial infarctions. They then extracted cardiac stem cells from the rats themselves and injected them back into the damaged area of the heart. Mortality rates decreased, and scientists noticed the aortic and myocardial walls became thicker to protect themselves from future problems (Beltrami, Barlucchi, Torella). From the use of stem cells, cardiovascular repair can greatly decrease mortality rates and increase quality of life for survivors.

From the medical perspective, stem cell research is viewed as very promising due to the fact that if stem cells can be introduced into patients with a range of illnesses, they could possible help regenerate the tissues and organs of the patients and thereby help heal illnesses (and especially degenerative illnesses) that are currently incurable. For example, Lovell-Badge has indicated that diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease are among the illnesses that could

Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have drastically hindered, or even taken the lives of people you may know and love. While these three diseases consistently rank in the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, we as a country are steered toward pharmaceutical drugs in order to alleviate pain and ultimately mask their life altering effects on us. Adult stem cells is the future for diseases such as these. Up until now, the research from biologists combined with real life medical procedures in the adult stem cell field has put mankind within sight of remarkable success. Everything from reversing disease to lowering the cost and failures of pharmaceutical testing, is entirely possible with adult stem cells. The United States

Embryonic stem cells are repairing damaged tissues in the body. Scientists have find a way to replace damage hearts. The United States heart failure affects more than 400,000 people a year. With the use of stem cells can be used to reconstruct the heart

“Through the isolation and manipulation of cells, scientists are finding ways to identify young, regenerating ones that can be used to replace damaged of dead cells in diseased organs. This therapy is similar to the process of organ transplant, only the treatment consists of the transplantation of cells rather than organs. The cells that have shown by far the most promise of supplying diseased organs with healthy cells are called stem cells.” (Chapter Preface)

Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have drastically hindered or even taken the lives of people you may know and love. While these three diseases consistently rank in the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, we as a country are steered toward pharmaceutical drugs in order to mask their life altering affects on us. The United States should no longer focus on masking and “just getting by”, but instead push to become the world leader in adult stem cell research and therapy in order to heal and restore life for millions of americans. The topic of stem cells almost automatically associated with being morally unjust, illegal, and unnatural.

duration of time, the cardiac adipose stem cells still exhibited the cardiovascular cell markers. In the mouse model, these cells displayed the highest rate of cardiac function improvement 6.