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Uses and future of stem cells

Experts believe that umbilical cord blood is an important source of blood stem cells and expect that it has yet to reveal its full potential for treating blood disorders. Other types of cord blood stem cells, such as pluripotent induced stem cells, may be better suited for future treatment of non-blood-related diseases.

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Uses and future of stem cells

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  1. Uses and Future of Stem Cells Umbilical Cord stem cells benefits

  2. Uses and Future of Stem Cells • Once discarded as waste material, umbilical cord blood is now known to be a useful source of blood stem cells. • Since 1989, cord blood has been used to treat children with certain blood diseases and progress is being made in research to use it to treat adults. So what are the current cord blood research challenges and how can it is used now and in the future?

  3. Uses and Future of Stem Cells • Cord blood is left in the umbilical cord and placenta after a baby has been born. Collecting with no risk to the mother or baby is relatively easy. • It contains haematopoietic stem cells (blood): rare cells normally found in the marrow of the bone.

  4. Uses and Future of Stem Cells • Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) can make all kinds of blood cells–red cells, white cells, and platelets. They are responsible for the life-long maintenance of blood production. • Bone marrow transplants have used them for many years to treat blood diseases. Several reports have suggested that cord blood may contain other types of stem cells that may produce specialized cells that are not part of the blood, such as nerve cells. These findings among scientists are highly controversial and not widely accepted.

  5. Uses and Future of Stem Cells • Cord blood is used to treat children with cancer of the blood, such as leukaemia, or genetic diseases of the blood, such as Fanconi anaemia. • The blood of the cord is transplanted into the patient, where the HSCs can create new, healthy blood cells to replace those damaged by the disease of the patient or a medical treatment such as cancer chemotherapy.

  6. Uses and Future of Stem Cells • Cord blood contains blood-forming stem cells that can be used to treat patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, as well as certain blood and immune system disorders. • Cord blood is useful as it is a source of stem cells forming into blood cells. Cord blood can be used for transplantation of the blood - forming cells in people who need regeneration.

  7. Uses and Future of Stem Cells • Several research teams have reported animal studies that suggest cord blood can repair tissues other than blood, from heart attacks to strokes. • When beneficial effects are observed, they may be very small and not sufficiently significant to be useful for treatment development. • Current research aims to answer these questions in order to determine whether cord blood could be used in the future to develop safe and effective treatments for non-blood diseases.

  8. Uses and Future of Stem Cells • Experts believe that umbilical cord blood is an important source of blood stem cells and expect that it has yet to reveal its full potential for treating blood disorders. • Other types of cord blood stem cells, such as pluripotent induced stem cells, may be better suited for future treatment of non-blood-related diseases.

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