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Adult Stem Cell Growth Treats Cornea Disorders

Posted by Zonk on from the get-those-lazy-stem-cells-on-the-move dept.

stemcellar writes with a link to the ScienceDaily site, reporting on a method for adult stem cells to grow cornea stem cells. This use of differentiated stem cells in therapies on specific parts of the body is fairly novel, the article states, and could have numerous applications in medicine. "The research undertaken by the ophthalmologist has shown that, from a small biopsy sample, the new growth technique enables the growth of the number of stem cells thus obtained to the point of obtaining sufficient for the treatment to be effective. The cell sample is taken from the limb of the healthy eye - the ocular structure responsible for the transparency of the cornea. The importance of this growth method lies in the fact that it enables the characterization of the cells obtained, i.e. determining the quantity and viability of the units to be used."

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  1. Look Ma no anti-rejection medication! by mrnick · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I like this kind of medicine. It uses your own body as a donor I am sure your left eye wouldn't reject cells from your right. rejection is the major problem with transplants today (beyond demand surpassing supply).

    Now bring on the clones and grow me a new liver! I just bought a new bottle of Jim Beam! :)

    Nick Powers

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  2. Not Globally Approved by erbuc · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is great stuff! The only problem is that the US Government won't approve such a treatment. I work for a Medical Tourism company in Thailand and we are already working with Theravitae on their Adult Stem Cell programs that do the same thing. It is being used for Coronary Heart patients and Diabetics with PAD. The patients own Adult Stems Cells are used and so far there is a 75% success rate that the patient recovers from the conditions they had prior to treatment. The Government in Thailand has approved this and US citizens can travel to Thailand for such treatments. I really hope the US wakes up to it's serious health problems soon.

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    1. Re:Not Globally Approved by FiniteElementalist · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I am not an expert on federal law, but I thought Bush was allowing adult stem cell research. Yeah, what Bush did was refuse to provide federal funding on new lines of embryonic stem cells from after the time of the decision, but he wasn't opposing adult stem cells at all, much less banning research on them or use in treatment.

      I don't know what the GP is all about, maybe just an advertisement?