Stem Cell Therapy May Be The Next Massive Medical Breakthrough
There are many medical conditions that used to be a certain death sentence but that can now be treated or managed. Conditions such as certain types of cancer, HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and many others are now routinely cured or kept under control. Massive investments is made to develop new medicines and to investigate the potential of new technologies in the medical field. Stem cell therapy, specifically, and its many potential benefits has particularly excited scientists and the public alike.
Bone marrow transplants have been performed for the past thirty years, albeit on a rather small scale. The majority of recipients are cancer patients suffering from leukaemia or lymphoma. They routinely receive chemotherapy but unfortunately the chemicals kills indiscriminately. Bone marrow transplants are used to introduce new, healthy cellular material that will boost the immunity of the patient and encourage the growth of new bone marrow.
Transplants have proven life saving procedures for many cancer patients, but researchers say that, in the future, numerous other patients with a very wide variety of medical conditions will benefit. There are many experts that firmly believe that these procedures will prove to be among the most revolutionary medical advances ever. Already astonishing results have been achieved with animals in laboratory controlled experiments.
Much research is being conducted in the potential of bone marrow transplant with patients that suffers from conditions that cause degeneration of the brain. It is believed that the damage suffered by stroke victims and those with with Parkinson and Alzheimer disease or brain injuries will be reversible in the future. Even the effects of serious damage to the spinal cord will be reversed in future.
Heart disease is one of the most common modern medical problems. Much progress has been made but once the heart is physically damage not much can be done. Research indicates that bone marrow transplants will make it possible to repair damaged heart muscles and to grow new blood vessels inside the heart. Sadly, human patients will only benefit from this research in the years to come.
Bone marrow transplants and the research performed in this area have many critics. They say that the potential harm that can be caused by these procedures have not been researched fully and that patients may experience very severe side effects. They argue that much more research need to be done before transplant procedures are offered to human patients. If the body of the recipient rejects the transplanted bone marrow the result could be death.
Critics also point out that donor material is not only harvested from bone marrow. It is also obtained from the blood in the umbilical cords of unborn babies. This, say the critics, opens the doors for abuse and unethical practices. They also accuse practitioners in this field of making false promises to patients simply because they know that many patients will pay the exorbitant cost of these procedures out of desperation.
Most experts agree, however, that in time this form of treatment will prove to be an enormously beneficial breakthrough in the treatment of a very wide variety of medical conditions. It is only a matter of time before it becomes commonplace. Ongoing research is discovering more and more potential for finding revolutionary ways in which to treat disease.
Bone marrow transplants have been performed for the past thirty years, albeit on a rather small scale. The majority of recipients are cancer patients suffering from leukaemia or lymphoma. They routinely receive chemotherapy but unfortunately the chemicals kills indiscriminately. Bone marrow transplants are used to introduce new, healthy cellular material that will boost the immunity of the patient and encourage the growth of new bone marrow.
Transplants have proven life saving procedures for many cancer patients, but researchers say that, in the future, numerous other patients with a very wide variety of medical conditions will benefit. There are many experts that firmly believe that these procedures will prove to be among the most revolutionary medical advances ever. Already astonishing results have been achieved with animals in laboratory controlled experiments.
Much research is being conducted in the potential of bone marrow transplant with patients that suffers from conditions that cause degeneration of the brain. It is believed that the damage suffered by stroke victims and those with with Parkinson and Alzheimer disease or brain injuries will be reversible in the future. Even the effects of serious damage to the spinal cord will be reversed in future.
Heart disease is one of the most common modern medical problems. Much progress has been made but once the heart is physically damage not much can be done. Research indicates that bone marrow transplants will make it possible to repair damaged heart muscles and to grow new blood vessels inside the heart. Sadly, human patients will only benefit from this research in the years to come.
Bone marrow transplants and the research performed in this area have many critics. They say that the potential harm that can be caused by these procedures have not been researched fully and that patients may experience very severe side effects. They argue that much more research need to be done before transplant procedures are offered to human patients. If the body of the recipient rejects the transplanted bone marrow the result could be death.
Critics also point out that donor material is not only harvested from bone marrow. It is also obtained from the blood in the umbilical cords of unborn babies. This, say the critics, opens the doors for abuse and unethical practices. They also accuse practitioners in this field of making false promises to patients simply because they know that many patients will pay the exorbitant cost of these procedures out of desperation.
Most experts agree, however, that in time this form of treatment will prove to be an enormously beneficial breakthrough in the treatment of a very wide variety of medical conditions. It is only a matter of time before it becomes commonplace. Ongoing research is discovering more and more potential for finding revolutionary ways in which to treat disease.
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