More research being done on paralyzed rats with some great results!
Rats with severe spinal cord injury were able to urinate normally after scientists used a new technique to regenerate nerve cells across the site of injury. The US team hopes their methods will help develop treatments that restore bladder function in humans with severe spinal cord injuries, and also guide efforts to restore other functions.
More research being done on paralyzed rats with some great results!
Rats with severe spinal cord injury were able to urinate normally after scientists used a new technique to regenerate nerve cells across the site of injury. The US team hopes their methods will help develop treatments that restore bladder function in humans with severe spinal cord injuries, and also guide efforts to restore other functions.
This is the same team that has developed an injectable peptide treatment that may help spinal cord injury. Here's Dr. Jerry Silver explaining his peptide therapy at Working 2 Walk 2012
Post by freewheeler on Aug 25, 2013 3:46:23 GMT -8
Stem cell usage dosent sit comfortably with me ethically unfortunately, so i won't be reading and if a cure came through this then i doubt i would want treating with it either.
Stem cell usage dosent sit comfortably with me ethically unfortunately, so i won't be reading and if a cure came through this then i doubt i would want treating with it either.
The discussion thus far focuses on the endogenous nerve cells you already have in your body and the research scientists coaxing them to begin growing again to overcome the effects of paralysis where the axons have been broken or damaged due to spinal cord injury. The scientists are using a sural graft to let your nerve cells naturally grow their axons to get repair. They're utilizing the stem cells you already have so there's nothing here concerning morals or ethics. It should be fairly safe educational reading (religion wise) if you are interested. The peptide therapy video is about simple amino acid's that are also currently present in your body.
Stem cell usage dosent sit comfortably with me ethically unfortunately, so i won't be reading and if a cure came through this then i doubt i would want treating with it either.
I think your talking about fetal cells. i did have issues to about this but compromised my views that cells used in trials where taken from already aborted discarded fetuses however should some efficacy be proven yes a market would be opened which would lead to abuse. My personal opinion about SCI efficacy related cell treatment is a bit dire. All we hear is hype and nothing with a capital N whatsover has been scientifically proven. I too have wasted a lot of time reading and researching this type of treatment. My conclusion is that one should mentally make peace with the condition, and adapt as best he/she can. Easier said then done but well worth a try. On a personal level my biggest issue is access and walking, B and B i can manage/adapt to. Never knew sexuality would hit me this hard but still i see it more of a great want than a need. So Yes as regards to access and walking my eye is more on mechanical technology and a much better alternative to the chair. I think it is more pragmatic and realistic too.
Post by freewheeler on Aug 26, 2013 2:49:11 GMT -8
Thankyou grammy and delboy for your replies. I do need to look into this more so i can come to a conclusion that suits me What you have explained grammy does not sound anything that i should be concerned about.
What you have mention delboy and the use of aborted embryos is what i do not like. It seems a disrespect to life. I have personal views on abortions also so this is a two things for me to address. I think i will always be against this but i dont want to be too closed minded so il learn more and then decide.
I think so many people are under the notion that all scientific attempts at recovery or regeneration involve fetal or embryonic stem cells for spinal cord injury. It's simply not true. Many other avenues of research are being explored. Ultimately, the academia publications explain their methodology and mechanisms in molecular and cellular terms for the research community, so it can be rather confusing at time. This is why we ask the scientists at the Working 2 Walk symposium to try to explain their work on a layman's level with diagrams and power-points so we can understand and then they answer questions.
Stem cell usage dosent sit comfortably with me ethically unfortunately, so i won't be reading and if a cure came through this then i doubt i would want treating with it either.
The discussion thus far focuses on the endogenous nerve cells you already have in your body and the research scientists coaxing them to begin growing again to overcome the effects of paralysis where the axons have been broken or damaged due to spinal cord injury. The scientists are using a sural graft to let your nerve cells naturally grow their axons to get repair. They're utilizing the stem cells you already have so there's nothing here concerning morals or ethics. It should be fairly safe educational reading (religion wise) if you are interested. The peptide therapy video is about simple amino acid's that are also currently present in your body.
Tks for the info grammy. i think the bone of contention now lies in human efficacy. No scientific study has yet so far proven efficacy due to cell intervention. Scientists must now move away from the myth of injecting cells into the injury site with a misbelief that these unipotenti nerve cells will naturally grow their axons and self repair. i do believe that both SCI china net and stem cell inc have adopted this protocol, none have achieved any scientific efficacy results this is also what cell clinics have been trying to sell for over a decade. Now that safety has been scientifically proven i do expect more experimentation in scaffolds, nogo inhibitors and other out of the box methods in achieving efficacy. Alas in my opinion cell intervention in efficacy till now has been a big disappointment.
You're right. No efficacy to date. My point was that lots of research is taking place that has nothing to do with injecting cells but rather working on other methods and theory that is already endogenous to the body. No matter what nerve grafting, CPG or pharmaceutical intervention is being tested the publications will report the results on a molecular or cellular basis.