Posted on 06/03/2016 4:27:30 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Doctors have reversed the symptoms of stroke in a major medical breakthrough.
Patients regained the ability to walk, speak and have a normal family life, thanks to a procedure requiring only local anaesthetic and a single night in hospital.
Remarkably, the stem cell treatment was shown to work even three years after someone had suffered a stroke - meaning that millions of people could potentially benefit from the treatment.
Eighteen patients underwent the procedure in an initial trial - with stunning results.
Despite the long gap between stroke and treatment, all 18 patients in the pilot showed increasing improvement for the 12 months they were tracked after the operation.
Nearly half showed clinically meaningful results - which meant the procedure had a significant impact on their lifestyle.
One patient who relied on a wheelchair, unable to properly use her legs, has since taken up jogging.
Another woman, who could barely get to her feet before the operation, has since walked down the aisle and is now expecting a baby with her new husband.
And another, completely paralysed apart from the use of her left thumb, has regained the ability to walk.
The treatment, carried out by scientists at Stanford University in California, is thought to be so effective because it triggers the rapid regeneration of brain circuits damaged during a stroke.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Cerebral palsy?
Fantastic but it only costs all you have to pay for it.
Bookmark
So far, I am unaware of a single breakthrough credited to fetal stem cells. I could be wrong but everything I’ve seen credited to them have been attributed to adult stem cells.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is helping to fund research of the use of stem cells against Parkinson’s.
My wife suffered a stroke last January and everything went perfect for her/us. Small bleed vs. clot and no muscular/nerve disorders. The area involved caused some trouble getting words/sentences from her mind to her lips but it cleared up over a 6 week period and she has no residual symptoms.
We have friends/acquaintances who have suffered more severe strokes and it is heartbreaking to see the struggle to resume some sense of normalcy.
bump
To date, I don't think there is a single successful application of embryonic stem cells. They are just simply too active and uncontrollable. The most successful applications I've read about so far involve a person's own stem cells.
Yes. But the Death Eaters are still hopeful.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.