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What are the advantages of stem cell therapy?
Posted March 13, 2024
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- Is a safe procedure with minimum likelihood of rejection as the stem cells used are autologous (taken from the patient’s own body)
- Offers tremendous potential in regenerative medicine
- Offers tremendous potential for treating a wide range of diseases and injuries including but not limited to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, osteoarthritis, and spinal cord injuries
- Enables the treatment of diseases using the patient’s own cells, minimizing the risk of rejection
- Can be used to develop healthy organs and limbs in the lab to be used in transplants or in the treatment of diseases
- Enables researchers to test the effects of prospective medications and drugs on cells in the lab instead of on humans or animals
- Enables the study of development stages, which cannot be studied in a human embryo, with the goal of preventing or treating abnormal clinical consequences such as pregnancy loss, infertility, or birth defects
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