Stem Cells For Stroke Patients
Adult stem cells therapy is used to treat stroke, Alzheimer's disease, motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease and etc.
The cells that are used are from our own body as other cells may be rejected by our body.
They can be considered as our body's repair kit.
Since our body repairs itself constantly, when we are suffering from some degenerative diseases, our cells can no longer produce at a pace that they should be.
A healthy body requires an optimum level of immune system.
Therefore, if your immune system is weak, your body will not be able to defend itself from diseases.
Stem cells therapy is said to be beneficial to cure stroke.
A trial will be conducted by a team of doctors in Scotland and other scientists to test on this matter.
The procedure involves in this trial is by injecting stem cells from certain human foetuses into stroke patients' brains to repair the damaged areas of the brain as well as improving both physical and mental function.
The objective of the first trial is to test on the safety and feasibility of this therapy at a few different doses.
This treatment will be given to 12 different patients in a period of 6 to 24 months.
These patients will then be monitored for 2 years.
If the outcome of this trial is successful, they will then continue to have the procedure further developed to be focused on ischaemic stroke.
Ischaemic stoke is caused by blood blockage in the brain.
This type of therapy has always been objected by many groups of people.
These cells are human's master cells which has the ability to create hone, blood, heart, brain and etc.
Certain groups voiced their disapproval of this particular technology because it involves fetuses and embryos as their cells are being used.
However, if this treatment can produce a positive result, it will be very beneficial to the medical world.
The cells that are used are from our own body as other cells may be rejected by our body.
They can be considered as our body's repair kit.
Since our body repairs itself constantly, when we are suffering from some degenerative diseases, our cells can no longer produce at a pace that they should be.
A healthy body requires an optimum level of immune system.
Therefore, if your immune system is weak, your body will not be able to defend itself from diseases.
Stem cells therapy is said to be beneficial to cure stroke.
A trial will be conducted by a team of doctors in Scotland and other scientists to test on this matter.
The procedure involves in this trial is by injecting stem cells from certain human foetuses into stroke patients' brains to repair the damaged areas of the brain as well as improving both physical and mental function.
The objective of the first trial is to test on the safety and feasibility of this therapy at a few different doses.
This treatment will be given to 12 different patients in a period of 6 to 24 months.
These patients will then be monitored for 2 years.
If the outcome of this trial is successful, they will then continue to have the procedure further developed to be focused on ischaemic stroke.
Ischaemic stoke is caused by blood blockage in the brain.
This type of therapy has always been objected by many groups of people.
These cells are human's master cells which has the ability to create hone, blood, heart, brain and etc.
Certain groups voiced their disapproval of this particular technology because it involves fetuses and embryos as their cells are being used.
However, if this treatment can produce a positive result, it will be very beneficial to the medical world.