• But the truth is that therapeutic cloning is the best hope medical science can offer to victims of Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, diabetes and hosts of other incurable conditions, and the potential benefits are simply too great to let fear get the best of us. (newsreview.com)
  • Victims of many currently hopeless ailments, from spinal cord injuries to Alzheimer's disease, would have hope. (newsreview.com)
  • Scientists hope to be able to use them to address spinal cord injuries, cancer, diabetes and diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. (foxnews.com)
  • Supporters of embryonic stem-cell research say their studies have shown promise to treat a range of debilitating conditions including diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cancers, and spinal cord injuries. (cnn.com)
  • While most panelists felt that clinical use of pancreatic stem cells as a cure for diabetes was 15-20 years away, they also believed that application of stem cell therapies would likely include spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease and dementia. (news-medical.net)
  • Yet, not even the sure and certain prospect of a cure for devastating spinal cord injuries can justify the deliberate killing of an innocent human being. (theinterim.com)
  • It also provides some information about spinal cord injuries. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injuries can damage the nerves that control erections and lead to ED. (seniorfitness.org)
  • In their new paper, Science author Woo Suk Hwang from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea and colleagues replaced the nuclei from donated oocytes with nuclei from skin cells from male and female patients, ranging in age from 2 to 56, who had spinal cord injuries, juvenile diabetes and the genetic disease "congenital hypogamma-globulinemia. (scienceblog.com)
  • Johns Hopkins Study: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries on the Rise in U.S. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • Scientists are attempting to develop therapies that replace or rebuild spoiled cells with the tissues generated from stem cells and offer hope to people suffering from diabetes, cancer, spinal-cord injuries, cardiovascular disease, and many other disorders. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
  • Over the next 50 years their early work has led to our current state of medical practice where modern science believes that new treatments for chronic diseases including MS, diabetes, spinal cord injuries and many more disease conditions are just around the corner. (jonathanturley.org)
  • Some researchers have experimented with neural stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries. (latimes.com)
  • Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can have catastrophic effects on individuals resulting in loss of physical abilities and independence. (dovepress.com)
  • The potential uses for them are vast: from basic research leading to a better understanding of the source of birth defects and cancer to potential treatments for common conditions like arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease to treatments for rarer but severe conditions like spinal cord and brain injuries. (articlecity.com)
  • Therapies based on the application of stem cells have great potential in the prevention and treatment of several diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, spinal cord injuries, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and in the regeneration of various tissues and organs. (bvsalud.org)
  • Effect of autograft/allograft combination of bone marrow stem cells and Schwann cells on complete chronic and subacute spinal cord injuries. (who.int)
  • Evaluation of the efficacy of autograft/allograft stem cells and schwann cells transplantation in patients with complete chronic and subacute spinal cord injuries: A phase II non-randomized unblind study. (who.int)
  • Cronic and subacute spinal cord injuries. (who.int)
  • Diabetes mellitus is a disease of the pancreas related to insufficient amounts of insulin production. (petplace.com)
  • Cavernosal (abnormal arterial inflow) - Possible causes include vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, Peyronie's disease and age. (uofmhealth.org)
  • Neurologic (neurologic impairment or dysfunction) - Possible causes include retroperitoneal or pelvic surgery, spinal cord injury, neurologic disease (such as spina bifida, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease), diabetes mellitus, pelvic trauma, ETOH abuse, stroke and pelvic irradiation. (uofmhealth.org)
  • It is widely believed that it will soon be possible to direct these stem cells to grow into whatever sort of tissue the patient might need, then transplant those cells to replace tissue destroyed by injury or disease. (newsreview.com)
  • Regular physical activity provides important health benefits for those with chronic health conditions or disabilities, including cancer survivors and people with osteoarthritis, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, stroke, Parkinson's Disease, spinal cord injury, dementia, and other cognitive disorders. (cdc.gov)
  • Physical causes include chronic (long-term) health problems, hormonal abnormalities, diabetes, neurological diseases, spinal cord injury medication side effects, alcohol abuse, abdominal or pelvic surgeries (e.g. retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, radical prostatectomy), congenital abnormalities. (google.com)
  • What are the effects of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes, with cardiovascular disease, with spinal cord injury, and with prostate cancer or undergoing prostatectomy? (nih.gov)
  • [ 1 ] Neurogenic bladder is a term applied to urinary bladder malfunction due to neurologic dysfunction emanating from internal or external trauma, disease, or injury. (medscape.com)
  • According to Nagy, this revolutionary new procedure "could lead to possible cures for devastating diseases including spinal cord injury, macular degeneration, diabetes and Parkinson's disease. (theinterim.com)
  • iPSCs directed to differentiate into specific cell types offer the possibility of a renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat ailments, including Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. (medindia.net)
  • Their ability to replicate and generate specialised cells and tissue holds the promise to treat degenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease, diabetes, leukaemia and spinal chord injury. (org.in)
  • Stem cells differentiate into different types of cells, such as neural, hematopoietic, adipose, etc. and are used for the treatment of various conditions like myocardial infarction, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease and diabetes. (benthamscience.com)
  • Past research suggests that an imbalance of gut bacteria develops after spinal cord injury (SCI). (uab.edu)
  • Scientists have isolated the first human embryonic stem cell lines specifically tailored to match the nuclear DNA of patients, both males and females of various ages, suffering from disease or spinal cord injury. (scienceblog.com)
  • Stem cells offer the possibility of a renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat diseases including Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • In theory and in fact, lifeless cells anywhere in the body, no matter what the cause of the disease or injury, can be replaced with vigorous new cells because of the remarkable plasticity of stem cells. (jonathanturley.org)
  • Biomed companies predict that with all of the research activity in stem cell therapy currently being directed toward the technology, a wider range of disease types including cancer, diabetes, spinal cord injury, and even multiple sclerosis will be effectively treated in the future. (jonathanturley.org)
  • Spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in full or partial paralysis, which limits mobility-producing muscular activation. (dovepress.com)
  • Our four basic research programs focus on a wide range of conditions including Parkinson's disease, ALS, cancer, diabetes, heart failure, stroke and spinal cord injury among many more. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • It could one day be possible to chemically reprogram and repair damaged nerves after spinal cord injury or brain trauma, a new discovery suggests. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This damage is currently irreparable, often leaving those who suffer spinal cord injury, stroke or brain trauma with serious impairments like loss of sensation and permanent paralysis. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Intervention 2: Control group: In this group, patients with spinal cord injury were treated with a standard physiotherapy and rehabilitation program. (who.int)
  • Mean of the sensory score of the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale. (who.int)
  • Doctors who treat Parkinson's disease could provide healthy new neurons to replace brain cells ravaged by disease. (newsreview.com)
  • In the paper, publishing September 26 in the ISSCR's journal Stem Cell Reports , published by Cell Press, iPSCs from nonhuman primates successfully developed into the neurons depleted by Parkinson's disease while eliciting only a minimal immune response. (medindia.net)
  • To test this in an animal that is more closely related to humans, investigators in Japan directed iPSCs taken from a monkey to develop into certain neurons that are depleted in Parkinson's disease patients. (medindia.net)
  • Additionally, creatine supplementation has been shown to increase brain function and may have potential benefits for individuals with certain medical conditions, such as Parkinson's disease. (seniorfitness.org)
  • Dr. Dawson's discoveries have led to innovative approaches and enhanced the development of new agents to treat neurologic disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease as well as other neurodegenerative disorders. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • As a result of dependence upon higher brain centers, certain lesions or diseases of the brain (eg, stroke, cancer, dementia) can result in a loss of voluntary control of the normal micturition reflex as well as symptoms such as urinary urgency. (medscape.com)
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the nerves of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to degenerate. (jonathanturley.org)
  • Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. (ehealthme.com)
  • Researchers have now identified inflammation as a factor in the development and progression of many chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, cancer and multiple sclerosis. (sherrytorkos.com)
  • In 60 to 80% of older people with dementia, Alzheimer disease is the cause. (msdmanuals.com)
  • We hope that these cells will, in the future, provide a treatment not only for these two untreatable diseases -- Stargardt's disease and macular degeneration -- but for patients suffering from a range other debilitating eye diseases. (foxnews.com)
  • Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is a slowly progressing disease that first blurs vision and later causes a big black hole in the field of sight. (foxnews.com)
  • Recovery often occurs within 3 months in older adults who have hypertension or diabetes. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The Pediatric heart clinic diagnoses and treats pediatric heart diseases including hereditary heart diseases, Kawasaki disease, chest pain, arrhythmia, and pediatric hypertension. (paik.ac.kr)
  • Vascular disease, such as hypertension, is one of the most common causes of organic ED and as the severity of hypertension increases, so do reports of ED severity from patients. (uofmhealth.org)
  • Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a compound that stimulates repair of the protective sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. (news-medical.net)
  • Progressive Retinal Degeneration is a disease that causes nerve cells at the back of the eye to degenerate. (petplace.com)
  • The gray matter is the dark, butterfly shaped region of the spinal cord made up of nerve cell bodies. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The white matter surrounds the gray matter in the spinal cord and contains cells coated in myelin, which makes nerve transmission occur more quickly. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The posterior root is the part of the nerve that branches off the back of the spinal column. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The spinal ganglion is a cluster of nerve bodies that contain sensory neurons. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The posterior and anterior roots come together to create a spinal nerve. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Alzheimer disease is a progressive loss of mental function, characterized by degeneration of brain tissue, including loss of nerve cells, the accumulation of an abnormal protein called beta-amyloid, and the development of neurofibrillary tangles. (msdmanuals.com)
  • It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing nerves in the muscle to die. (cdc.gov)
  • Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group, patients' stem cells were isolated by bone marrow aspiration from the patient or allograft stem cells from the umbilical cord, and Schwann cells were extracted by removing part of the sural nerve. (who.int)
  • In October, Geron Corp enrolled the first patient in the first approved study of human embryonic stem cells, to treat people whose spinal cords have been crushed. (foxnews.com)
  • Some scientists believe embryonic stem cells could help treat many diseases and disabilities because of their potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. (cnn.com)
  • A report from a medical panel of academic and community-based endocrinologists and transplant surgeons acknowledged that a recent study supports the use of stem cells as a future cure for type I diabetes. (news-medical.net)
  • The panelists were unanimous in their enthusiasm that this research, conducted jointly at the Universities of Alberta and Toronto, adds more hope to the goal of getting human stem cells to produce insulin, and thus finding a cure for diabetes. (news-medical.net)
  • If this differentiation of adult stem cells can be controlled in the laboratory, these cells may become the basis of therapies for many serious common diseases. (news-medical.net)
  • Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) extracted from the patient itself may be extremely helpful in treating many disease. (medindia.net)
  • Teixeira, A.L. Stem cells in animal models of Huntington disease: A systematic review. (benthamscience.com)
  • Recently, scientists have also recognized stem cells in the placenta and umbilical cord blood that can give rise to several types of blood cells. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
  • The use of stem cells is done to replace damaged cells by high doses of chemotherapy, and to treat the person's underlying disease. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
  • In addition to its potential applications for disease treatments, stem cells are now being recognized for their benefits in aiding cosmetic procedures. (rejuvalife.md)
  • For example, neural cells in the spinal cord, brain, optic nerves, or other parts of the central nervous system that have been injured can be replaced by injected stem cells. (jonathanturley.org)
  • There are a number of sources of stem cells, namely, adult cells generally extracted from bone marrow, cord cells, extracted during pregnancy and cryogenically stored, and embryonic cells, extracted from an embryo before the cells start to differentiate. (jonathanturley.org)
  • Harman, a self-described biotechnology entrepreneur, is the founder of Vet-Stem, Inc., a Poway company using fat-derived adult stem cells to treat horses, dogs and cats with ligament tears, bowed tendons, fractures and joint disease. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Stem cells are defined by their capacity for self-renewal and multilineage differentiation, making them uniquely situated to treat a broad spectrum of human diseases. (articlecity.com)
  • For example, because hematopoietic stem cells can reconstitute the entire blood system, bone marrow transplantation has long been used in the clinic to treat various diseases. (articlecity.com)
  • Similarly, the transplantation of other tissue-specific stem cells, such as stem cells isolated from epithelial and neural tissues, can treat mouse disease models and human patients in which epithelial and neural cells are damaged. (articlecity.com)
  • The spinal cord is a long bundle of nerves and cells that extends from the lower portion of the brain to the lower back. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The spinal cord nerves also transmit messages to the brain from the body, such as sensations of touch, pressure, and pain. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • If damage occurs in the peripheral nervous system, which controls areas outside of the brain and spinal cord, about 30% of the nerves grow back and there is often recovery of movement and function. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This Annex outlines the Secretariat's efforts between May 2019 and February 2020 to exercise WHO's leadership and coordination role in promoting and monitoring the global commitments and contributions of private sector entities to the implementation of national responses to noncommunicable diseases in order to reach target 3.4 of the Sustainable Development Goals, while giving due regard to managing conflicts of interest. (who.int)
  • Scientists from the University of Bonn, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the German Cancer Research Center investigated such peroxisomal diseases on fruit flies. (news-medical.net)
  • In a recent clinical trial, a gene therapy to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) -- a neurodegenerative disease that typically claims young boys' lives within 10 years of diagnosis -- effectively stabilized the disease's progression in 88 percent of patients, researchers from the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Massachusetts General Hospital report today. (news-medical.net)
  • They normally take the form of chemical reactions and have been shown to control how genes influence diseases such as cancer and diabetes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlan- compared with HIV-uninfected adults ( 10 , 11 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Designated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007 as a local strategic hospital for the southern and northern Gyeongsang Provinces, Busan Paik Hospital takes charge of managing various rare diseases, providing counseling over hereditary issues, running social gatherings for patients, and hosting various workshops. (paik.ac.kr)
  • The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • and vascular spinal cord lesion. (ed.ac.uk)
  • An SCI results in a complex series of events that include a lesion within the spinal cord, glial scarring around the lesion, release of chemicals that inhibit axonal growth in the damaged area, and axonal demyelination of nearby but initially unaffected neurons. (dovepress.com)
  • This imbalance can lead to cardiometabolic diseases like obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. (uab.edu)
  • Conditions that affect blood flow, such as atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing of the arteries), high blood pressure, and heart disease, can damage the blood vessels and reduce blood flow to the penis, causing ED. (seniorfitness.org)
  • and subacute combined cord affection. (ed.ac.uk)
  • Such is the case with autoimmune diseases, where the body's normally protective immune system causes damage to its own tissues. (sherrytorkos.com)
  • Stanford University is researching if medical conditions (such as high cholesterol, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, or certain drugs) can affect a person's risk of getting ALS. (cdc.gov)
  • Lowers the risk for early death, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. (cdc.gov)
  • The Pediatric hematologic tumor clinic diagnoses and treats hematological diseases such as anemia, thrombopenia, and hemophilia as well as pediatric cancers like leukemia and solid tumors. (paik.ac.kr)
  • Degenerative myelopathy is a progressive degenerative disease of the spinal cord that slowly results in weakness and eventually inability to use the rear legs. (petplace.com)
  • Researchers are making great strides toward developing gene-based strategies to treat a variety of inherited neurometabolic diseases characterized by severe neurological involvement. (news-medical.net)
  • Its name dates back to the 17th century, when the English anatomist Thomas Wharton first identified the jellylike substance that surrounds vital parts inside the umbilical cord. (articlecity.com)
  • Intervertebral Disk Disease is a disorder that affects the spinal disks resulting in pain, difficulty walking and possibly paralysis. (petplace.com)
  • Alzheimer disease affects more women than men, partly because women live longer. (msdmanuals.com)
  • and since they are the patient's own, autologous cells are better than both cord and embryonic sources as they perfectly match the patient's own DNA, meaning that they will never be rejected by the patient's immune system. (jonathanturley.org)
  • The spinal cord plays a vital role in various aspects of the body's functioning. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • and a pre-existing diagnosis of type 2 diabetes , the most common form of diabetes, in which the body's cells are resistant to insulin . (livescience.com)
  • Systemic disease-induced (state of the entire system) - Possible causes include chronic renal failure, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, recent heart attack CHF and liver failure. (uofmhealth.org)
  • In these cases ED may provide a clue to the subtle onset of numerous systemic diseases. (uofmhealth.org)
  • Likewise, the knowledge of stem cell biology is crucial to the development of stem cell therapies, based on tissue engineering applied to dentistry, seeking the regeneration of dental tissues damaged or lost by caries, trauma or genetic diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Use this database to search for a doctor by name, specialty, disease, health conditions and other search terms. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The spinal cord comprises three parts: the cervical (neck), thoracic (chest), and lumbar (lower back) regions. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Most people have seven spinal bones in the cervical column, 12 in the thoracic column, and five in the lumbar column. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Children's spinal cords may stop slightly lower, at the second or third lumbar vertebrae. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD) - is a disease of young, large- and giant-breed dogs causing lameness due to bone inflammation. (petplace.com)
  • There is no debate that many chronic diseases that we face today are associated with inflammation. (sherrytorkos.com)
  • These diseases involve joint and musculoskeletal pain, and are often a result of inflammation of the joint lining. (sherrytorkos.com)
  • Over the past decade researchers have discovered a link between inflammation and heart disease. (sherrytorkos.com)
  • Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, first-in-class or best-in-class therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that it has submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct a Phase 2 study of VK2809 in patients with hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver disease. (news-medical.net)
  • Despite its frequency, it often remains unrecognized until the patient develops sequelae, such as anorectal disorders or diverticular disease. (medscape.com)
  • As cardiac rehabilitation, we have guidance that include exercise, understanding of disease and lifestyle, and medication. (hiroshima-u.ac.jp)
  • Treatment involves strategies to prolong functioning as long as possible and may include medications that may slow the progression of the disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Heart disease is important as the 2 leading cause of death. (hiroshima-u.ac.jp)
  • Death of the acute phase of heart diseases has been reduced by advances in treatment, but death due to heart failure as a result of heart disease is increasing. (hiroshima-u.ac.jp)
  • Gum disease is directly related to heart disease, another risk factor. (best-price-viagra-online.com)
  • Normal voiding is essentially a spinal reflex modulated by the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), which coordinates function of the bladder and urethra. (medscape.com)
  • Insulin-producing islet cells could be transplanted into diabetes patients. (newsreview.com)
  • What causes Alzheimer disease is unknown, but genetic factors play a role: About 5 to 15% of cases run in families. (msdmanuals.com)
  • However, genetic testing for apo E type cannot determine whether a specific person will develop Alzheimer disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A drug used to control Type II diabetes can help repair the spinal cords of mice suffering from the inherited disease adrenoleukodystrophy which, untreated, leads eventually to a paralysis, a vegetative state and death. (news-medical.net)
  • Many men will complain of erectile problems and will self-refer for evaluation of erectile issues in the absence of any disease. (uofmhealth.org)
  • Additional laboratory evaluation commonly includes a urinalysis, PSA, thyroid studies, fasting lipid profile, liver function studies, screening for diabetes and a complete blood count (CBC). (uofmhealth.org)
  • Medical researchers and scientists believe that stem cell therapy will, in the near future, advance medicine dramatically and change the course of disease treatment. (jonathanturley.org)
  • More researchers are studying the disease today, and technology continues to improve. (cdc.gov)
  • Three layers of tissue protect the spinal cord: the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. (medicalnewstoday.com)