{"id":57960,"date":"2021-03-18T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T06:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=57960"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T08:30:40","slug":"why-are-stem-cells-important-and-what-are-their-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/03\/18\/why-are-stem-cells-important-and-what-are-their-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring The Many Uses Of Stem Cells In Medicine And Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All humans start out as one cell and it keeps on multiplying. Cells perform specific functions in a part of the body. This is called differentiation. However, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are undifferentiated or blank cells as they do not have any specialised physiological properties. They can develop into specific cells that serve specific functions in different parts of the body, as and when required.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Here\u2019s What You Need to Know About Stem Cells:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#what-are-stem-cells\">What are stem cells<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#uses-of-stem-cells\">Uses of stem cells<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#research-on-stem-cells\">Research on stem cells<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b id=\"what-are-stem-cells\">What are Stem Cells?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the body\u2019s natural reservoir. They can replenish stocks of specialised cells that have been damaged. These new cells are important for your body to function properly. Some cells, such as blood and muscle cells are unable to replicate through cell division. This is where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> take their place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57961 size-full lazyload\" title=\"What Are Stem Cells- Activ Living\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/What-are-stem-cells.jpg\" alt=\"What Are Stem Cells- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have self-renewal as a unique defining property. They can produce both copies of themselves as well as other specialised cell types every time they divide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b id=\"uses-of-stem-cells\">Uses of Stem Cells<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists have discovered many <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uses of stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Tissue regeneration<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most important <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uses of stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is tissue generation. Doctors have used stem cells from just beneath the skin surface in cases of severe burns or injuries by grafting this tissue onto the damaged skin. Similarly, by instructing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cells <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to differentiate in a certain way, scientists can use them to grow a specific tissue type or organ.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Brain disease treatment<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damage in brain cells causes uncontrolled muscle movement leading to Parkinson\u2019s. Scientists have witnessed promising results with respect to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being used as replacement cells to treat brain diseases, such as Parkinson\u2019s and <\/span>Alzheimer\u2019s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Blood disease treatment<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To treat diseases such as leukaemia, sickle cell anaemia and other immunodeficiency diseases, doctors use hematopoietic stem cells. These cells occur in blood and bone marrow, and can produce all blood cells, including red blood cells that carry oxygen and white blood cells that help fight diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Cell deficiency therapy<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In future, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can also develop healthy heart cells in a laboratory which can be transplanted into people diagnosed with heart diseases. Similarly, people with type 1 <\/span>diabetes <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can receive pancreatic cells to replace the insulin-producing cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b id=\"research-on-stem-cells\">Research on Stem Cells<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also useful for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> purposes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical medical conditions like <\/span>cancer<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and birth defects are caused due to abnormal cell division and differentiation. The main goal of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cell research<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to provide a better understanding of the genetic and molecular controls of these processes and yield information about how such diseases arise and how they can be treated. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can also help in developing new medications that can be tried on tissues grown from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cells<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead of testing them on animals or human volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57962 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Stem Cell Therapy- Activ Living\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Research-on-stem-cells-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stem Cell Therapy- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants, have already been carried out. Other medical conditions that can be treated are retinal disease, hearing loss, Huntington\u2019s disease, and stroke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the <\/span><b>Activ Health Platinum &#8211; Enhanced Plan<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that covers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem cell<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> therapy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get to know more about <\/span><strong>nutrition and fitness<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Activ Living Blog.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All humans start out as one cell and it keeps on multiplying. 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