Adult stem cells succeed for lethal disease

[MCWAY]

This is interesting news. I believe that makes the score, now, Adult Stem Cell Researach - 75; Embryonic Stem Cell Research - 0.


Adult stem cells succeed for lethal disease



WASHINGTON (BP)--University of Minnesota researchers have used non-embryonic stem cells to treat successfully children with a lethal skin disease.

Another team of researchers, meanwhile, reported Aug. 16 they had used a different form of non-embryonic stem cells to provide therapies for laboratory rats with Parkinson's Disease.

Using adult stem cells from donor bone marrow or donor umbilical cord blood, the Minnesota scientists treated children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a severe form of epidermolysis bullosa (EB). EB, which also affects the lining of the mouth and esophagus, causes skin to blister, which can lead to infections and a virulent form of skin cancer. The disease has been regarded as incurable. Most children with EB do not survive their 20s.

The research team, led by John Wagner and Jakub Tolar, has transplanted adult stem cells into 10 children since 2007. The recipients have responded to a variety of degrees, Wagner said.

"This discovery is more unique and more remarkable than it may first sound," Tolar said. "... What we have found is that stem cells contained in bone marrow can travel to sites of injured skin, leading to increased production of collagen which is deficient in patients with RDEB. Bone marrow transplantation is one of the riskiest procedures in medicine, yet it is also one of the most successful. Patients who otherwise would have died from their disease can often now be cured. It's a serious treatment for a serious disease."

David Prentice, senior fellow for life sciences at Family Research Council, posted an Aug. 12 report about the Minnesota research on the organization's weblog. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Meanwhile, researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato, Calif., used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to treat Parkinson's in rats, they reported. The iPSCs were derived from skin and blood cells and converted into neurons, then transplanted into rats with mid-brain injuries similar to those in human beings with Parkinson's. The rats demonstrated improvements in their motor skills, they said.

"Human iPSCs may provide an end-run around immuno-rejection issues surrounding the use of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) to treat disease," said researcher Xianmin Zeng. "They may also solve bioethical issues surrounding [embryonic stem cells]."

The extraction of embryonic stem cells requires the destruction of the tiny human embryos from which they are taken. Extracting iPSCs and other non-embryonic stem cells does not harm the donor.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33550

[24KT]

This is interesting news. I believe that makes the score, now, Adult Stem Cell Researach - 75; Embryonic Stem Cell Research - 0.

Adult stem cells succeed for lethal disease

WASHINGTON (BP)--University of Minnesota researchers have used non-embryonic stem cells to treat successfully children with a lethal skin disease.

Adult stems are doing absolute wonders when it comes to skin and skin conditions.

Infact, when President Obama lifted the ban on stem cell research in March 2009, it cleared the way for many doctors who were doing their research & treatments overseas or across the border.

One such doctor was Dr. Nathan Newman MD and his team of researchers & scientists, who after 25 years of clinical research developed an exclusive formulation which was branded Luminesce. It is an anti-aging skin serum formulated with patent pending technology for the delivery of 200+ key growth factors found in natural human skin. I've seen this product in action and what it has done to improve people's skins, and I have to say the before & after results are simply staggering.

Jeunesse™ has exclusive worldwide marketing rights to the product; no other company has this patent pending formula.

• Helps repair damaged skin cells.
• Helps with skin tissue regeneration.
• Helps diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
• Creates a softer and smoother skin texture.
• Increases skin firmness and elasticity.
• Renews the youthful luminosity of aging skin.

You can find out more information by visiting: http://www.jeunesseproducts.com then clicking on the media link.

[MCWAY]

Adult stems are doing absolute wonders when it comes to skin and skin conditions.

Infact, when President Obama lifted the ban on stem cell research in March 2009, it cleared the way for many doctors who were doing their research & treatments overseas or across the border.

One such doctor was Dr. Nathan Newman MD and his team of researchers & scientists, who after 25 years of clinical research developed an exclusive formulation which was branded Luminesce. It is an anti-aging skin serum formulated with patent pending technology for the delivery of 200+ key growth factors found in natural human skin. I've seen this product in action and what it has done to improve people's skins, and I have to say the before & after results are simply staggering.

Jeunesse™ has exclusive worldwide marketing rights to the product; no other company has this patent pending formula.

• Helps repair damaged skin cells.
• Helps with skin tissue regeneration.
• Helps diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
• Creates a softer and smoother skin texture.
• Increases skin firmness and elasticity.
• Renews the youthful luminosity of aging skin.

You can find out more information by visiting: http://www.jeunesseproducts.com then clicking on the media link.

Ummm.....the only ban Obama "lifted" was on embryonic stem cell research. The other forms were backed by President Bush YEARS ago.

[loco]

Adult stems are doing absolute wonders when it comes to skin and skin conditions.

Infact, when President Obama lifted the ban on stem cell research in March 2009, it cleared the way for many doctors who were doing their research & treatments overseas or across the border.

 

Hey "genius",

There was no ban on Adult stem cell research.  The ban was on Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

[dario73]

Adult stems are doing absolute wonders when it comes to skin and skin conditions.

Infact, when President Obama lifted the ban on stem cell research in March 2009, it cleared the way for many doctors who were doing their research & treatments overseas or across the border.

Are you the same person who once claimed a high IQ? How come you are so stupid?

[Fury]

Are you the same person who once claimed a high IQ? How come you are so stupid?

Don't be too harsh on her. It's well documented that she's a schizophrenic.

[MCWAY]

Hey "genius",

There was no ban on Adult stem cell research.  The ban was on Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Yep!!

Bush simply stated that, if people wanted embroynic stem cell research, they would have to cough up the money themselves or find someone else to fund it. Notice how adult stem cell research hardly has a problem getting such funding.

Then again, would you invest in something with an 0-75 record?

 

[MCWAY]

Now, I've just heard that a judge has blocked federal funding for embroyonic stem cell research:

Court Blocks New Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research

A federal court temporarily blocked the Obama administration Monday from using federal dollars to fund expanded human embryonic stem cell research.

The District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction on the research, saying it "involves the destruction of embryos."

The ruling comes after the National Institutes of Health last year issued new guidelines permitting federal funding for research on certain stem cell lines that had already been created.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/23/court-blocks-new-federal-funding-embryonic-stem-cell-research/

[kcballer]

10 children since 2007?  Wow that's not a lot, not enough to say embryonic stem cells are not needed for future research. 

[MCWAY]

10 children since 2007?  Wow that's not a lot, not enough to say embryonic stem cells are not needed for future research.  

Embryonic stem cell research hasn't cured JACK. Again, it's 0-75.

This is just another example of typical Obama wasting money, federally funding the one form of stem-cell research that causes the most controversy yet YIELDS NO RESULTS.

[24KT]

Ummm.....the only ban Obama "lifted" was on embryonic stem cell research. The other forms were backed by President Bush YEARS ago.

Where did I state otherwise?

Hey "genius",

There was no ban on Adult stem cell research.  The ban was on Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Again, Please show me where I stated otherwise. As a result of Obamas decision, Nathan was able to relocate his research & treatment facilities back into the United States.

Are you the same person who once claimed a high IQ? How come you are so stupid?

Yes, I am the person who claims to have a high IQ. I don't believe I am stupid, but I'm not so sure about others who have replied in this thread. Why do people make & believe such wild assumptions about what I write? At first it was comical, ...but then I have to truly wonder about the respondents. It appears their bellicose nature, has completely addled their brains. I could wite something as benign as "The sky is blue" ...and there will be the usual belligerents chiming in with admonitions saying 'You moron, grass is green'

I'm really a very simple straightforward person, and what I write reflects that.

Please re-read what I wrote. You will see at no time did I make the claims others are alleging.