Why Is Stem Cell Research Important
Although some argue it is unsafe, unethical and messes with natural human life, stem cell research is helpful and effective due to the various diseases it has the potential to cure and the reduced risk of transplantation after surgery. Stem cells are versatile cells that have potential to develop into specific cells. Everyone has stem cells, however, they are much more dominant in a fetus than in an adult body. Stem cells have potential to create all specific cells in the body and repair or replace damaged cells. Stem cell research is important in society today for diseases such as cancer which is a disease specifically caused by cells in which medicine has not been able to cure. Stem cell research can greatly impact modern medicine and set a standard for science and medicine going forward. If scientists can complete the research and can complete predominantly successful stem cell surgeries we could cure diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes, spinal cord injuries and many more. Stem cell research is also immensely helpful for medicine due to the fact that they
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can be used for testing drugs instead of testing them on animals. Stem cell research is also good for the economy. Allen Goodman, an economist at Wayne University, said “if stem cell research had just a 1 percent impact on the 50,000 biotech jobs in the state before the proposal's passage, which would translate into 797 jobs and $51 million in increased payroll.” (Goodman). Stem cell research is an important step forward for society and medicine.
Using stem cell treatments, it is believed that doctors will be able to reverse health problems that some patients have suffered.
This will allow patients to grow stronger and come back as a healthier person. Reversing the health problems the patients have suffered, will allow the certain organs and body parts to become stronger than they were previously. An example of a body organ growing back stronger through the usage of stem cell treatments is a “patient who has suffered from a heart attack and sustained heart damage could have the damaged tissue replaced by healthy new muscle cells.” (Murnaghan) Similar to the heart attack, stem cells can be used to help treat birth defects people were born with by triggering and inserting healthy cells that will function properly. Although this treatment is for large organs, there have been research with other smaller scale stem cell
therapies.
Along with being able to eliminate and help specific diseases and disorders, stem cell treatment can also treat burn victims who suffer from previously untreatable burns. The burn scars never heal and cover into new healthy tissue because the cells around the burn do not trigger the body to repair them. Using stem cell treatment, doctors would look to remove the cells around the burn that prevent new healthy cells to form. In addition to removing the unhealthy cells, the doctors with the help of a donor will be able to use, “a very small piece of the skin can be progressively grown, allowing doctors to cover a burn that is often much larger than the original size of the skin piece. “(Murnaghan) These treatments will allow and relieve the patients who have been suffering from the scars left from burn for many years. Treating burn scars with stem cells treatment also allows a safer way for doctors to test other stem cell treatments in general to improve upon treatments such as bone marrow transplants.
Stem cells also give scientists the opportunity to test various new pharmaceutical drugs. Testing on stem cells provide a humane and safe way to test new drugs without using animals or human models, which could have a negative outcome. As of now, stem cells are being used to find new treatments and therapies, but there is a promising future for new products such as “a cancer cell line could be created to test an anti-tumor drug”(Murnaghan), which is a new product some scientist have been trying to make to test on stem cells. As research and studies continue, the use of stem cells will be able to make an abundance of medical advancements, which will have been tested safely. The constant testing of stem cells treatments can put to rest the worries of some who believe stem cells can have a negative effect on patients. Although stem cells usage is still being studied and prepped to be a normally used option for those who are ill, there are many down side to the stem cell treatments mostly due to the lack of knowledge and experience with using stem cell treatment. The stem cell treatment are used to begin and enhance growth for cells that will help eliminate the unwanted cancerous cells in someone’s body. Although if this treatment works effectively, the patient will be cancer free by the end of the treatments, but some say, “There is the danger of further aggravating the progress of the disease.” If this was to happen, the cancerous or infected cells would spread uncontrollably. The stem cell treatments may have a high risk to not working affectively and worsening the disease, but these treatments are meant for the terminally ill, who see it as the last and only option to cure themselves. Stem cell treatments can still be used by those who just found the cancer to eliminate it quickly while having enough time to alter the treatments if they start to have a negative effect.
Stem cell research and treatments have made huge advancements medically in the recent years. Continuing the research, there can be many more new findings and treatments. In addition to the new treatments it will be safer and more practiced in the upcoming future reducing the failure rate. Stem cell research and treatment as the opportunity to affect and change the lives of many people in the world.
can be used for testing drugs instead of testing them on animals. Stem cell research is also good for the economy. Allen Goodman, an economist at Wayne University, said “if stem cell research had just a 1 percent impact on the 50,000 biotech jobs in the state before the proposal's passage, which would translate into 797 jobs and $51 million in increased payroll.” (Goodman). Stem cell research is an important step forward for society and medicine.
Using stem cell treatments, it is believed that doctors will be able to reverse health problems that some patients have suffered.
This will allow patients to grow stronger and come back as a healthier person. Reversing the health problems the patients have suffered, will allow the certain organs and body parts to become stronger than they were previously. An example of a body organ growing back stronger through the usage of stem cell treatments is a “patient who has suffered from a heart attack and sustained heart damage could have the damaged tissue replaced by healthy new muscle cells.” (Murnaghan) Similar to the heart attack, stem cells can be used to help treat birth defects people were born with by triggering and inserting healthy cells that will function properly. Although this treatment is for large organs, there have been research with other smaller scale stem cell
therapies.
Along with being able to eliminate and help specific diseases and disorders, stem cell treatment can also treat burn victims who suffer from previously untreatable burns. The burn scars never heal and cover into new healthy tissue because the cells around the burn do not trigger the body to repair them. Using stem cell treatment, doctors would look to remove the cells around the burn that prevent new healthy cells to form. In addition to removing the unhealthy cells, the doctors with the help of a donor will be able to use, “a very small piece of the skin can be progressively grown, allowing doctors to cover a burn that is often much larger than the original size of the skin piece. “(Murnaghan) These treatments will allow and relieve the patients who have been suffering from the scars left from burn for many years. Treating burn scars with stem cells treatment also allows a safer way for doctors to test other stem cell treatments in general to improve upon treatments such as bone marrow transplants.
Stem cells also give scientists the opportunity to test various new pharmaceutical drugs. Testing on stem cells provide a humane and safe way to test new drugs without using animals or human models, which could have a negative outcome. As of now, stem cells are being used to find new treatments and therapies, but there is a promising future for new products such as “a cancer cell line could be created to test an anti-tumor drug”(Murnaghan), which is a new product some scientist have been trying to make to test on stem cells. As research and studies continue, the use of stem cells will be able to make an abundance of medical advancements, which will have been tested safely. The constant testing of stem cells treatments can put to rest the worries of some who believe stem cells can have a negative effect on patients. Although stem cells usage is still being studied and prepped to be a normally used option for those who are ill, there are many down side to the stem cell treatments mostly due to the lack of knowledge and experience with using stem cell treatment. The stem cell treatment are used to begin and enhance growth for cells that will help eliminate the unwanted cancerous cells in someone’s body. Although if this treatment works effectively, the patient will be cancer free by the end of the treatments, but some say, “There is the danger of further aggravating the progress of the disease.” If this was to happen, the cancerous or infected cells would spread uncontrollably. The stem cell treatments may have a high risk to not working affectively and worsening the disease, but these treatments are meant for the terminally ill, who see it as the last and only option to cure themselves. Stem cell treatments can still be used by those who just found the cancer to eliminate it quickly while having enough time to alter the treatments if they start to have a negative effect.
Stem cell research and treatments have made huge advancements medically in the recent years. Continuing the research, there can be many more new findings and treatments. In addition to the new treatments it will be safer and more practiced in the upcoming future reducing the failure rate. Stem cell research and treatment as the opportunity to affect and change the lives of many people in the world.