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Over 70 Diseases and Injuries Could Benefit From Stem Cell Research
More than 50 years of research on adult stem cells, taken from adult tissues, has produced such lifesaving treatments as bone marrow transplants for leukemia patients. Now, the new frontier in stem cell research involves early, or “embryonic,” stem cells (ES cells).
Unlike adult stem cells, ES cells have the potential to turn into and regenerate any type of cell or tissue in the human body. As a result, ES cells could provide cures for many currently incurable or common diseases and injuries that cannot be cured with adult stem cells, or more effective treatments than adult stem cells may provide.
That's why the overwhelming majority of medical experts, medical organizations and patient advocacy groups agree that ALL types of stem cell research should be pursued. Below is some information on just some of the dozens of diseases and injuries that could benefit from this basic policy.
Medical researchers believe that stem cells could lead to cures for over 70 diseases and injuries, including...
Autoimmune Diseases/ Musculoskeletal/ Connective Tissue Disorders
Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, Devic's Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoporosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus), Systemic Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes
Cancers
Bladder/Kidney, Brain/Central Nervous System, Breast, Colon/Lower Bowel, Endometrium/Cervix/Ovary, Esophagus, Leukemia, Liver, Lungs/Respiratory System, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Pancreas, Prostate, Skin, Stomach
Cardiovascular Diseases
Acute Ischemic Heart Disease (angina), Myocardial Infarction (heart attack), Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease (athersclerotic heart disease), Cardiomyopathy Cerebrovascular Disease (stroke)
Circulatory/Respiratory Diseases
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis
Injuries
Severe Burns, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Spinal Cord Injury
Eye Disorders
Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Metabolic Diseases
Adrenoleukodystrophy, Aspartylglycosaminuria, Canavan's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Fabry Disease, Fucosidosis, Gaucher Disease, Leukodystrophy, Mucopolysaccharidoses, Niemann-Pick Disease, Pompe Disease, Porphyria, Sickle Cell Disease, Tay-Sachs Disease, Type 2 Diabetes
Muscular Dystrophies
Becker, Duchenne, Emery Dreifuss, Facioscapulohumeral, Fukuyama, Limb Girdle, Myasthenia Gravis, Myotonic Dystrophy
Neurological Diseases of Adulthood
Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS), Parkinson's Disease
Neurological Diseases of Childhood
Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy, Hydrocephalus, Rett Syndrome