The concept of stem cells is more and more widely debated outside the medical circles where it started from. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the extraordinary capacity to develop into any kind of specialized cells necessary in the body, not to mention the fact that they have the capacity to renew themselves through [...]
Stem cell transplants are a supportive treatment adjacent to chemotherapy, since anti-cancer drugs usually destroy the blood-formating cells in the bone marrow. Stem cell transplantation seems to be the right support for chemotherapy, and so far, thousands of people have benefited from the regenerative advantages of such transplant therapy. Before any transplant, one needs to [...]
Stem cell transplantation is a necessity for many cancer patients who undergo a very intense chemotherapy treatment. The drugs used to destroy the cancer cells affect body cellular groups with a rapid growth rate, and blood cells are among the first to fall victim to the chemical impact. The problem comes from the fact that [...]
A stem cell transplant is a medical procedure consisting of the transfer of stem cells into the system of a cancer patient who is undergoing chemotherapy. The drugs used for the reduction of tumors damage the blood generation cells as well. Therefore, the stem cell transplant will be the only way to support the body [...]
Stem cell therapy relies on the use of cells that have not received a function in the body yet and which have a large if not unlimited potential of regeneration and evolution into cells with specialized tasks. This process of conversion from unspecialized to specialized is known as differentiation or specialization. Most of the time, [...]
There is a huge morality question concerning the use of human embryos for stem cell research that claims their life. On the other hand, stem cell research gives hopes to the medical world about the possibility to cure diseases like Alzheimer, Parkinson’s, heart attacks, diabetes, strokes and many others. Yet, lots of pro-life supporters who [...]
One of the major objectives for the division of stem cells in cultures is the creation of stem cell lines, that are in fact families developing from a determined parent group. Most of the time, stem cell lines develop in pre-created environments and serve for research purposes. In order to create embryonic stem cell lines, [...]
Lots of institutes, organizations and universities are confronted with the difficult issue of raising money or getting stem cell funding to continue their research. The money goes to regenerative medicine institutes that commit to the research in the field of stem cell biology for the purpose of developing cures and viable therapies for the future. [...]
Given the immense medical potential specific to stem cells, many therapies have high treatment hopes and expectations. So far, tests have proved that stem cell cures are the solution for life-claiming injuries and diseases. The working principle on which the use of stem cell cures relies, is the possibility of these cells to differentiate and [...]
The constant blood crisis and the low number of donors that many medical units complain about could be solved if scientists manage to come up with a method of creating blood out of human stem cells. Trials and experiments have been made at various universities worldwide, and so far, only an immature stem cell blood [...]