A Breakthrough Medical Treatment for Strokes and More
Stem cell therapy has become the new buzzword in the medical field. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can develop into many different types of specialized cells. They have the ability to multiply and grow into other specialized cells, such as bone, muscle, nerve, blood or fat cells. The use of stem cells in treating disease has been researched for over a decade. The hope is that by injecting these stem cells into a patient's body, they will replace diseased tissue with healthy tissue. This will allow the patient to recover from their condition. There are several ways that stem cells could be used to treat stroke. The first way would be to inject the stem cells directly into the brain where the stroke has occurred. It is believed that the stem cells will migrate to the area where the stroke has occurred and begin to repair the damaged tissue. The second method would be to inject the stem cell into the spinal cord. The stem cells would then travel to the area of the stroke a...