What is a Stem Cell? Every organ and tissue in our body grew out of a cluster of
stem cells early in development. A stem cell differs from every other cell in
the body in its ability to renew itself. It can divide into many more just like
it. Stem cells can repair and replace
tissue in the human body. In other words, stem cells have the power to heal.
Think of our skin. The tissue in our skin needs constant renewal that could not
take place without stem cells. Or muscle — stem cells in our muscles are what
repair damaged tissue when we are injured. Early in life, stem cells have the
extraordinary potential to develop into any type of cell in the human body. They
start in the embryo as un-programmed cells, then become specialized to create
bone, muscle, skin, the heart, the brain, and over 250 other types of
specialized cells. In the past 20
years, significant new discoveries have emerged — breakthroughs that the
original discoverers of stem cells never dreamed about. Researchers are finding
new ways to use stem cells to rebuild tissue in many parts of the body where it
has been damaged, such as the eye, the pancreas and the brain. Some
revolutionary treatments for blindness, MS, stroke and spinal cord injury are
already in early stage clinical trials. Stem cells represent a revolution in
health care, but we’re still in the early days. Bone marrow stem cell
transplantation has been curing some kinds of cancer for decades, but in other
potential areas we’ve barely begun scratching the surface.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
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Stem Cells...What are They?
What is a Stem Cell? Every organ and tissue in our body grew out of a cluster of stem cells early in development. A stem cell differs from...
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What is a Stem Cell? Every organ and tissue in our body grew out of a cluster of stem cells early in development. A stem cell differs from...
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Fast Ideas are not just ideas that pops into one's head randomly. Fast Idea Promotion (Canada) Ltd. is committed to Fast Ideas being Fi...