Tag: Regenerative Medicine
The Current Standing of Research on Stem Cell Therapies for Wound Healing
Wound healing is a complicated and dynamic process that includes multiple overlapping phases. Adequate wound healing is crucial to avoid risk of infections, prolonged hospitalization, and poorquality of life. Despite advances in wound care, chronic wounds heal slowly, if at all. Current treatment involves long hospital stays and long-term care. …
Stem Cells?! What are they? How do they work?
Introduction Stem Cell Therapy is one of the most important biomedical discoveries in recent history, with far-reaching potential effects on a wide range on individuals afflicted with numerous diseases. Nonetheless, basic knowledge about Stem Cells – their sources, characteristics and therapeutic mechanisms – still elude a large portion of the …
Stem Cells: Myths and Misconceptions in the Public Eye
Stem Cell therapy constitutes one of the most hailed advents in medicine for its potential in treating many of the chronic and difficult diseases like Traumatic Brain Injury, Diabetes and Cancer. However, a huge cloud of myths and misconceptions surrounds this topic, alienating the public from embracing them as a …