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Thread #94302   Message #1823762
Posted By: Donuel
31-Aug-06 - 02:58 PM
Thread Name: BS: Regenerative Medicine
Subject: BS: Regenerative Medicine
23 years ago I envisioned a cure for MS by taking mylynial cells from a MS patient, growing them en masse, and reinjecting them into the spinal fluid.
I don't know if anyone has yet tried this but they are using this technique for people with Parkinsons.

Regenerative medicine is showing great progress as of late. They have grown new bladders for people and are hard at work generating new isles of langerhan cells for people with diabetes.

When they use a patients own cells (ontologists) the results are much preferred to using donor cells.

Growing organs with disease is also being attempted so research can be done seeking cures without endangering an "entire" patient.

One should not expect enhancement beyond what they are born with but regenerative medicine is the step forward that will make current medicine seem primitive.

Helping the blind to see and the crippled walk are but a few of the benefits of regenerative medical research that is proceeding at the NIH under the direction of Dr. Pedegrew and others.

I'll have a cheeseburger and a side of brain cells.