This can be done with stem cell therapy and stem cell transplants. According to cirm.ca.gov, “Stem cell therapy, which is also known as regenerative medicine, could be used to study diseases, identify new drugs, and screen drugs for toxic side effects.” Scientists grow the stem cells in a lab and they manipulate the cells to turn into a specific cell type. By studying how they do so, it provides important clues and information as to how we can treat or prevent diseases and conditions. Furthermore, stem cell transplants use adult stem cells or umbilical cord cells to replace tissue that has been damaged by a disease or injury. Transplants could be used for replacing damaged neurons due to stroke, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, produce insulin that can treat diabetic people, and can replace damaged heart muscle cells from a heart attack. According to mayoclinic.org, “Stem cells replace the damaged cells as a way for the donor’s immune system to fight some types of cancer and blood-related diseases.” Stem cell therapy and transplants are reasons this research should continue because they provide feedback and information that is vital to figuring out how stem cells work. By doing so, the knowledge of the medical field expands which means lots of new possibilities for cures and
This can be done with stem cell therapy and stem cell transplants. According to cirm.ca.gov, “Stem cell therapy, which is also known as regenerative medicine, could be used to study diseases, identify new drugs, and screen drugs for toxic side effects.” Scientists grow the stem cells in a lab and they manipulate the cells to turn into a specific cell type. By studying how they do so, it provides important clues and information as to how we can treat or prevent diseases and conditions. Furthermore, stem cell transplants use adult stem cells or umbilical cord cells to replace tissue that has been damaged by a disease or injury. Transplants could be used for replacing damaged neurons due to stroke, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, produce insulin that can treat diabetic people, and can replace damaged heart muscle cells from a heart attack. According to mayoclinic.org, “Stem cells replace the damaged cells as a way for the donor’s immune system to fight some types of cancer and blood-related diseases.” Stem cell therapy and transplants are reasons this research should continue because they provide feedback and information that is vital to figuring out how stem cells work. By doing so, the knowledge of the medical field expands which means lots of new possibilities for cures and