Stem Cell research has been used experimentally on many diseases to great success. One example of this is a 1978 haematopoietic stem cell bone marrow transplant between twins that cured severe combined immunodeficiency. In 1997, researchers found a possible cure for Leukemia when they discover that haematopoietic stem cells were the cause of the cancer cells. As recently as 2006, English scientists were able to create an artificial liver using nothing but umbilical cord blood stem cells. These examples show the results of stem cell research have been paying off and the results have been trending upward. Some diseases and ailments that stem cells could help are Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease; heart diseases, strokes, Type 1 Diabetes, Spinal Cord injuries, damaged or destroyed organs, some forms of cancer and could possibly lower the risk of organ transplantation.
Source: NPR.org
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