The promise of stem cells
Adult stem cells that is. I wonder why we don't hear about this kind of stem cell research out of the Red Star and the NY Times?
"Ryan Schneider was born in late 1992. He's been through a lot in his young life.
Ryan's mom, Mary, said, "His main means of communication was screaming, pointing and crying...He was so frustrated in his own body -- it was very, very difficult. He just couldn't get his point across. It was…impossible...Last summer, doctors came up with a diagnosis for Ryan's afflictions: cerebral palsy, a brain affliction with no certain cause and no certain cure.
But the Schneiders had saved cells from Ryan's umbilical cord in a special blood bank. Those cells are rich in adult stem cells.... In October, doctors put those cells into Ryan's blood through an IV inserted in the back of his hand...Mary recalled, “after the first week, Ryan said his first sentence to us, and we were shocked. And we were even more shocked -- it was about giving him some food, which was even more shocking -- he ate it all and wanted more!"
Now the doctors can't say for sure that Ryan's turn around was because of the adult stem cells or not, but they say that Ryan's recovery is "consistent" with other adult stem cell successes.
One thing that they do seem to be sure of. There appears to be more potential (and cures) from adult stem cell research. I wonder why we don't hear more about this?
"Ryan Schneider was born in late 1992. He's been through a lot in his young life.
Ryan's mom, Mary, said, "His main means of communication was screaming, pointing and crying...He was so frustrated in his own body -- it was very, very difficult. He just couldn't get his point across. It was…impossible...Last summer, doctors came up with a diagnosis for Ryan's afflictions: cerebral palsy, a brain affliction with no certain cause and no certain cure.
But the Schneiders had saved cells from Ryan's umbilical cord in a special blood bank. Those cells are rich in adult stem cells.... In October, doctors put those cells into Ryan's blood through an IV inserted in the back of his hand...Mary recalled, “after the first week, Ryan said his first sentence to us, and we were shocked. And we were even more shocked -- it was about giving him some food, which was even more shocking -- he ate it all and wanted more!"
Now the doctors can't say for sure that Ryan's turn around was because of the adult stem cells or not, but they say that Ryan's recovery is "consistent" with other adult stem cell successes.
One thing that they do seem to be sure of. There appears to be more potential (and cures) from adult stem cell research. I wonder why we don't hear more about this?
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