By Lawrence M Popescu Oct 22, 2010
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Ponce de Le?n dreamed of recapturing the feeling of euphoria experienced when making discoveries in infancy and died having not tasted a drop to quench his youthful thirst. He longed for the restorative powers of the fountain of youth and to quell the monotony of adult experience of unreachable discovery but was unable to realize that mythical potential. In modern science, youth and regeneration are synonymous which is what has stoked the fiery debates surrounding stem cell research.
The debates have garnered even more media attention as of late, given the recent injunction passed by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruling to temporarily block federal funding of existing lines of embryonic stem cell research. While the ban has been temporarily lifted, the court battle continues, creating a tumultuous and uncertain future for stem cell science. In light of these heated debates and the failure of current stem cell therapies to reach the full potential of regenerative possibilities once imagined, there is a need to change the trajectory of this research and give due notice to some important components that have been largely neglected in the current lines of research.
What are Telocytes?
The concept of regeneration has long driven scientists to study the human body and the potential that our cells possess. When I began to explore the regulatory systems of our internal organs, one cell group remained constant in all organs, especially in those that require repetitive muscle use, including the heart.
To read more go to
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Guest_Columnist_710/New_Scientific_Research_Unlocks_Hidden_Potential_of_Stem_Cells.shtml
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Ponce de Le?n dreamed of recapturing the feeling of euphoria experienced when making discoveries in infancy and died having not tasted a drop to quench his youthful thirst. He longed for the restorative powers of the fountain of youth and to quell the monotony of adult experience of unreachable discovery but was unable to realize that mythical potential. In modern science, youth and regeneration are synonymous which is what has stoked the fiery debates surrounding stem cell research.
The debates have garnered even more media attention as of late, given the recent injunction passed by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruling to temporarily block federal funding of existing lines of embryonic stem cell research. While the ban has been temporarily lifted, the court battle continues, creating a tumultuous and uncertain future for stem cell science. In light of these heated debates and the failure of current stem cell therapies to reach the full potential of regenerative possibilities once imagined, there is a need to change the trajectory of this research and give due notice to some important components that have been largely neglected in the current lines of research.
What are Telocytes?
The concept of regeneration has long driven scientists to study the human body and the potential that our cells possess. When I began to explore the regulatory systems of our internal organs, one cell group remained constant in all organs, especially in those that require repetitive muscle use, including the heart.
To read more go to
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Guest_Columnist_710/New_Scientific_Research_Unlocks_Hidden_Potential_of_Stem_Cells.shtml