Adult Stem Cells Restore Sight to the Blind

[keep_it_real]

By Bob Ellis on June 5th, 2009

It looks as if there may be yet another successful therapy derived from adult stem cells, on top of the more than 70 other successful adult stem cell treatments for illnesses like meningitis-related limb damage, brain injury, stroke, retina regeneration, heart tissue regeneration, angina, diabetes, bone cancer, nerve regeneration, cerebral palsy, cartilage regeneration, Parkinsons, kidney damage, liver cancer, lupus, multiple sclerosis, leukemia and more.

Perhaps some blind people may soon be able to retire their guide dogs.

http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/06/adult-stem-cells-restore-sight-to-the-blind/

[goclark]

1. Tears of joy and to think people could have been

having a higher quality of life but for Boosh.

[Statistical]

7. "successful therapy derived from adult stem cells"

"successful therapy derived from adult stem cells"

B screwed up a lot of things (more than humanly possible) but he never put restrictions of adult stem cell research?

[goclark]

10. I don't recall him vigorously moving this research along

:shrug:

[K Gardner]

2. Wow ! K&R

[Duer 157099]

3. I have bittersweet reactions to all of these medical developments

because what we know is that only people who have $$$$$ (and that's less and less of us these days) will EVER be able to afford them.

Lifesaving and Life-enhancing procedures are for those who can afford it.

[DS1]

4. awesome

[glinda]

5. Too bad a person might have to go to Australia to get it done.

:sarcasm:

[votingupstart]

6. good thing we kept that dangerous voodoo science outlawed for 8 years

i can imagine the things that could have happened if we had gotten into this stuff 8 years ago.

i REALLY wish there was a way to fully instill the appropriate level of sarcasm.

[tammywammy]

8. Bush didn't impose any restrictions on adult stem cell research did he?

And that's where this therapy came from, adult stem cells.

[votingupstart]

11. you are correct - i was being a little sarcastic in my post nt

[ashling]

9. I am hoping that there will be some

progress in reginerating or repairing optic nerve tissue which has been damaged due to loss of blood flow. That is my situation ... my neuro-opthamologist tells me that the damage is permanent ... barring some new development in the research.