Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Stem cell technology bringing new hope to the sufferers


Every time scientists discover a new technique it generates new hope among the scientists as well as the patients and their families. This is the reason that the issue of stem cell technology is catching huge attention in the current scenario. The whole concept is the stem cells can repair the destructed cells and regenerate into new one cell, tissue or organ. Stem cells are basically categorized as the unspecialized cells that develop into specialized type of cells such as muscle, brain or blood cells. Currently the stem cells are being used for hematopoietic transplant (for blood cells production).

The stem cells are taken from the bone marrow and then they are infused in the body. This treatment is very successful for the patients suffering from blood cancer, lymphoma and many other blood disorders. The main question is does this method of stem cells is effective for several diseases such as Parkinson’s cancer, cerebral palsy and countless of others? Recently there was held a forum that was a first international conference. The seminar was held in order to encourage the flow of fresh ideas and discuss about the need of developments in the field of stem cell therapy. It is the belief of many experts that the research no doubt has made big advancements but there is long way to go.

Scientists from well reputed and recognized medical centers and institutes also took part in the discussion. The experts from world most famous institutes shared their recent updates about the field with the audience. The main objective of the conference was to communicate all the possible treatments of the therapy. The experts said that today the science has reached on the initial clinical stage and it is still require going further up to the stage of three clinical trials. After discussion It was found that the major concern today is to increase the count of clinics across the whole world that are providing an effective treatment.

Adding to this, exploitation of patients has further raised the worry. For this the patients were recommended to analyze the factors while looking for a clinic. These include history, recognized clinic, evidences for the treatment, names of the clinics and physicians to make sure they will provide a valid cure. The stem cell transplant is however little expensive nowadays but with the opening of more clinics it may be provided for free. The conclusion of the meeting was found that at the present time scientists require performing these treatments under lab conditions. So, more and efforts would be made in this direction.

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