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First paralyzed human treated with stem cells has regained upper body movement
Posted on 1/25/17 at 12:23 am
Posted on 1/25/17 at 12:23 am
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Imagine losing control of your car and waking up in the hospital paralyzed from the neck down. This is the story of Kristopher Boesen, who experienced a life-changing moment where his car spiraled out of control on a slippy road surface, slamming into a tree and lamp post. Doctors warned Kris’s parents that he might never be able to function from the neck down again.
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Kris was offered the opportunity to go through a potentially life-changing procedure involving stem cells, which ‘have the capability to repair injured nervous tissue through replacement of damaged cells‘ (1). The experimental procedure did not guarantee any restoration to Kris’s paralysis, but to him, the risk was worth taking.
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After a mere 3 weeks of therapy, Kris started showing signs of improvement, and within 2 months he could answer the phone, write his name and operate a wheelchair. He had regained significant improvement in his motor functions; which are the transmissions of messages from the brain to muscle groups to create movement (3).
Kris recovered two spinal chord levels which made a huge difference in his movement abilities. It was the difference between minimal movement or none at all and being able to function on his own. Kris regained the incredibly important aspect of independence.
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Although doctors are not able to make any promises that Kris’s condition will further improve, they can keep experimenting with stem cell research to try and improve the likelihood of it working fully on paralysis.
stem cell research
Posted on 1/25/17 at 12:51 am to hawgfaninc
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stem cell research
Thanks Obama.
Obama lifted the Bush ban on human embryonic stem cell research, which these are.
Posted on 1/25/17 at 12:55 am to hawgfaninc
Maybe there's hope for wheels after all...
Posted on 1/25/17 at 1:48 am to hawgfaninc
Wow.
GWB should rot in hell for banning this when he was in office. No telling how many people have suffered because of #ReligionDerp.
GWB should rot in hell for banning this when he was in office. No telling how many people have suffered because of #ReligionDerp.
Posted on 1/25/17 at 5:53 am to hawgfaninc
It's a miracle. Yet there are several church ladies out there who are really pissed off about it.
Posted on 1/25/17 at 6:56 am to hawgfaninc
I actually debated on this topic and the research of this is so interesting to read into.
Posted on 1/25/17 at 8:16 am to hawgfaninc
That is just plain AWESOME!!!
Posted on 1/25/17 at 9:01 am to hawgfaninc
I had a close friend die last year after becoming a quadriplegic for over 13 years. It's the most horrible thing that can ever happen to someone. I hope this news generates more funding and push towards stem cell research. There are thousands of people rotting away in bed whose only hope in in stem cell research. The cure is there just need the money and support to back it and get these people the help they need.
Posted on 1/25/17 at 1:07 pm to hawgfaninc
Slightly off topic, but pertinent
The Guardian
TED talk from Stanford researcher mentioned above
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Below dovetails with the info above (using diet to derive the impact, instead of obtaining exogenous blood...)
TED Talk
The Guardian
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Can we reverse the ageing process by putting young blood into older people?
A series of experiments has produced incredible results by giving young blood to old mice. Now the findings are being tested on humans. Ian Sample meets the scientists whose research could transform our lives
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The study was published in Nature Medicine in 2014. Immediately, emails flooded in to Wyss-Coray’s inbox. Alzheimer’s patients wanted infusions of young blood. So did numerous aged billionaires. One, who flies around in a jet with his name emblazoned on the side, invited Wyss-Coray to an Oscars after-party this year. (He didn’t go.) Another correspondent wrote with a more disturbing offer: he said he could provide blood from children of whatever age the scientists required. Wyss-Coray was appalled. “That was creepy,” he said.
TED talk from Stanford researcher mentioned above
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Filmed June 2015 at TEDGlobalLondon
Tony Wyss-Coray: How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really
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Below dovetails with the info above (using diet to derive the impact, instead of obtaining exogenous blood...)
TED Talk
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Fasting: Awakening the Rejuvenation from Within | Valter Longo | TEDxEchoPark
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An enlightening and provocative presentation is given by Valter Longo updating audience on the benefits of fasting for life-extension.
Dr. Valter Longo is the Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences, and Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California – Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles. Dr. Longo’s studies focus on the fundamental mechanisms of aging in simple organisms, mice and humans. The Longo laboratory has identified several genetic pathways that regulate aging in simple organisms and reduce the incidence of multiple diseases in mice and humans. His laboratory also described both dietary and genetic interventions that protect cells and improve the treatment and prevention of cancer and other diseases in mammals. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1997 and his postdoctoral training in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Diseases at USC. He started his independent career in 2000 at the University of Southern California, School of Gerontology.
Posted on 1/25/17 at 1:51 pm to hawgfaninc
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stem cell research
It's the devil, they are killing babys and using the fetus. Oh heaven help us.
Sincerely,
Right wing nutbags
Posted on 1/25/17 at 1:53 pm to hawgfaninc
And yet there are idiots who oppose this shite.
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