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Stem Cells

Stem Cells. Destiny Anderson Biology Simonof March 10, 2014. About Stem Cells…. Stem cells were discovered in human cord blood first in the year 1978.

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Stem Cells

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  1. Stem Cells Destiny Anderson Biology Simonof March 10, 2014

  2. About Stem Cells… • Stem cells were discovered in human cord blood first in the year 1978. • Stem cells are undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. • In early 2007, researchers led by Dr. Anthony Atala claimed that a new type of stem cells could have been isolated in amniotic fluid. • The main types of stem cells are embryonic, adult, and induced pluripotent.

  3. Adult, embryonic, induced pluripotent Stem Cells.

  4. Heart Disease <3 • Adult bone marrow carries the potential to grow into various cells and based on the environment can help repair damaged heart issues. • A doctor from the University of Miami Miller School offered Mr. Bustamante an opportunity to participate in a clinical trial; where extracted stem cells from his bone marrow would be injected into his heart through a catheter. • After this trial Bustamante stated “I went from being a person who probably needed a heart transplant to someone whose heart is in a normal range, I don’t feel like a sick person anymore, at all.” (Hidalgo, Rianna. University of Miami researchers explore potential of stem cell therapy to repair heart damage. 26 February 2014. Research. 3 March 2014).

  5. Leukemia. • Leukemia was one of the first diseases to have been treated using stem cells – bone marrow transplants. • Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It causes white blood cells (leukocytes) to develop abnormally. (Authors, EuroStemCell and contributing. Leukaemia: how can stem cells help? 22 April 2013. Research. 3 March 2014.) • Hematopoietic stem cell transplant combined with high-dose chemotherapy is a way stem cells can be used to help treat leukemia. The cells for the transplant can be collected from the blood or bone marrow of a healthy donor. • This help stimulate new bone marrow growth and restore the immune system.

  6. -Alzheimer’s disease- • Stem Cell Technology Institute announced this week the results of a study that suggests an astounding possibility, adult stem cells may not only have a positive effect on those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and they can prevent the disease • Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is the 6th leading cause of death. • In Phase II of this project, NYSCF researchers are using these induced pluripotent stem cells to create Alzheimer's neurons for drug testing to identify a candidate that not only arrest the progression of Alzheimer’s but may also treat the symptoms.

  7. Study. • The researchers and their teams injected stem cells into mice genetically designed to have the core symptoms and physiology of Alzheimer's disease they were able to identify that these human stem cells, derived from adipose tissue, behave in a very special way when injected into the tail vein of mice subjects. The team infused human adipose stem cells intravenously in Alzheimer model mice multiple times two weeks apart from three month to 10 month. Once there, the mice who received cells improved in every relevant way: ability to learn, ability to remember, and neuropathological signs

  8. Thesis! • Research has helped make discoveries involving stem cells helping humans recover from heart failure, leukemia, and Alzheimer’s disease.

  9. Work Cited  • America, Cancer Treatment Center of. Stem cell transplantation for leukemia. N/A N/A 2013. Research. 3 March 2014. • authors, EuroStemCell and contributing. Leukaemia: how can stem cells help? 22 April 2013. Research. 3 March 2014. • Company, Houghton Mifflin. Dictionary.com. N/A N/A 2005-present. Reasearch. Tuesday February 2014. • Crosta, Peter. What are Stem Cells? N/A September 2008-2013. Research. Tuesday February 2014. • Editorial, Guest. Stem Cell Research and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. N/A January 2005. Research . Tuesday February 2014. • Foundation, The New York Stem Cell. Accelerating Cures Trough Stem Cell Research (Alzheimers's disease). N/A N/A 2005-2012. Research. 4 March 2014. • Hidalgo, Rianna. University of Miami researchers explore potential of stem cell therapy to repair heart damage. 26 February 2014. Research. 3 March 2014. • Lyon, Lindsay. Stem Cells: 10 Diseases They May—or May Not—Cure. N/A March 2009. Research. Tuesday February 2014. • Medical, News. Adult stem cells can prevent Alzheimer's disease. 27 September 2012. Research. 4 March 2014. • Murnaghan, Ian. History of Stem Cell Research. 3 March 2014. Research. 4 March 2014.

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