see:
www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996731
stem cells can repair a bladder into proper functioning. The good news keeps pouring in.
metatron
More Anti-Aging News: "Only God Can Make a Sphincter"
by metatron 2 Replies latest jw friends
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ohiocowboy
"Only God Can Make a Sphincter"
Being that there are so many A**holes in the world today, I guess must prove that there actually is a God...
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crinklestein
Stem cells help paralysed woman walk http://smh.com.au/news/World/Stem-cells-help-paralysed-woman-walk/2004/11/28/1101577355824.html?oneclick=true ( you need to register to read it but I'll print it here)
Seoul: A South Korean woman paralysed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood.
Hwang Mi-soon, 37, had been bedridden since damaging her back in an accident. Last week she walked again with the help of a walking frame at a press conference where South Korea researchers announced the results of their stem cell therapy.
They said it was the world's first published case in which a patient with spinal cord injuries had been successfully treated with stem cells from umbilical cord blood.
Although they cautioned that more research was needed and verification from international experts was required, the South Korean researchers said Ms Hwang's case could signal a leap forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
The use of stem cells from cord blood could also point to a way to sidestep the ethical dispute over the controversial use of embryos in embryonic stem cell research.
"We have glimpsed at a silver lining over the horizon," said Song Chang-hoon, a member of the research team and a professor at Chosun University's medical school in the south-western city of Kwangju. "We were all surprised at the fast improvements in the patient."
Under TV lights and flashing cameras, Ms Hwang stood up from her wheelchair and shuffled forward and back a few paces with the help of the frame.
"This is already a miracle for me," she said. "I never dreamed of getting to my feet again."
Research has shown stem cells can develop into replacement cells for damaged organs or body parts.
So-called "multipotent" stem cells - those found in cord blood - are capable of forming a limited number of specialised cell types, unlike the more versatile "undifferentiated" cells that are derived from embryos.
However, these stem cells isolated from umbilical cord blood have emerged as an ethical and safe alternative to embryonic stem cells.My opinion this matter is that anyone that is against stem-cell research should not be able to benefit from it when treatments are discovered and developed. Afterall we wouldn't want people to turn into hypocrits now would we? If they are known for their rigid stance against abortion and stem-cell research then they shouldn't benefit from it at all. After all, if they want to throw God into the public's face and act all holy and self-righteous in their stance against it then it would only be right for them to carry that belief all the way through to the end. Don't say it's evil to do the research and then try to come up with some justification as to why you should partake in the treatment from that research.
Once this becomes the norm and alot of people get cured because of this research then the religious right will shut their damned, stupid mouths. Especially if any of these idiots becomes paralized. It's funny how one's opinions change when something tragic happens to them.