TITLE

Stem Cells: An Overview

AUTHOR(S)

Patil, Jyotsna S.; Upadhye, Mohini C.

PUB. DATE

May 2010

SOURCE

Journal of Pharmacy Research;May2010, Vol. 3 Issue 5, p1087

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Stem cell therapy is emerging as a potentially revolutionary new way to treat disease and injury, with wide-ranging medical benefits. It aims to repair damaged and diseased body-parts with healthy new cells provided by stem cell transplants. Disease and disorders with no therapies or at best, partially effective ones are the lure of the pursuit of stem cell research. Recently a plethora of work has been done in this field in world around including India. However, Stem cell research presents many ethical and scientific questions as well as future challenges. Nevertheless, stem cell therapy, a prologue to an era of medical discovery of cell-based therapies that will one day restore function to those whose lives are now challenged every day, is still at the beginning of the road. Stem cell therapy is used in spinal cord regeneration, heart diseases, blood disorders, lung disorders, kidney disorders, in diabetes, etc.

ACCESSION #

70782127

Tags: STEM cells -- Therapeutic use;  STEM cells -- Research;  STEM cell factor;  STEM cells -- Transplantation;  REGENERATION (Biology)

 

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