Advantages of stem cell

Stem cells that are pluripotent have the capability of forming virtually all the possible tissue types found in human beings. These cells can only be found in a particular stage in human embryos. Multipotent cells are partially differentiated, so that they can form a restricted number of tissue types. Multipotent stem cells can be found in the fetus, in numerous adult tissues and umbilical cord blood.It provides medical benefits in the fields of therapeutic cloning and regenerative medicine.It provides great potential for discovering treatments and cures to a plethora of diseases including Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, spinal cord injuries, diabetes and many more.Limbs and organs could be grown in a lab from stem cells and then used in transplants or to help treat illnesses.It will help scientists to learn about human growth and cell development.Scientists and doctors will be able to test millions of potential drugs and medicine, without the use of animals or human testers. This necessitates a process of simulating the effect the drug has on a specific population of cells. This would tell if the drug is useful or has any problems.Stem cell research also benefits the study of development stages that cannot be studied directly in a human embryo which sometimes are linked with major clinical consequences such as birth defects, pregnancy-loss and infertility. A more comprehensive understanding of normal development will ultimately allow the prevention or treatment of abnormal human development.It holds the key to reversing the effects of aging and prolonging our lives. It has already found many treatments that help in slowing the aging process and a bonus of further research is a possible 'cure' for aging altogether.An advantage of the usage of adult stem cells to treat disease is that a patient's own cells could be used to treat a patient. Risks would be quite reduced because patients' bodies would not reject their own cells.Embryonic stem cells can develop into any cell types of the body and may then be more versatile than adult stem cells.

Stem cell rejection is less during when using cord blood as cord blood has not been involved in an immune reaction. Banked stem cells from cord blood are more readily available and are very useful for patients with leukemia, anemia, and immune deficiency.Cord blood has a greater capacity to produce high number of new blood cells compared to bone marrow stem cells.Stem cells have an important benefit for the pharmaceutical field. New drugs can be tested on stem cells to assess their safety before testing drugs on animal and human models. Stem cells can regenerate themselves and or produce specialized cell types. This property makes stem cells appealing for scientists seeking to create medical treatments that are used for replacing lost or damaged cells. There are two major categories of stem cells being considered for these research and therapeutic purposes.Stem cells have the potential to create that miracle. They can replace or repair any damaged tissue, they have the potential to tackle degenerative diseases, from Alzheimer’s to cancer, from diabetes to heart disease, to leukaemia and sight loss. A stem cell is capable of developing into other types of cells, like kidney cells, liver cells, heart cells, etc. These circulate and function to replace dysfunctional cells, naturally maintaining optimal health. Current medical research is focused on two particular types of stem cells adult and embryonic. Out of the three types, two are able to develop into any type of cell within the human body. These two are called totipotent and pluripotent respectively. Stem cells that are pluripotent have the capability of forming virtually all the possible tissue types found in human beings. These cells can only be found in a particular stage in human embryos.