Stem cells and parkinsons disease

Today's medication world has found a new treatment which will be the answer for many chronic diseases. It is the stem cells treatment or stem cells therapy. Unlike other suffering treatments, stem cells actually cause no significant pain to the patients. And indeed the recovery is obvious!
Stem Cells are human's cells which are still in their early stage of development and have the potential to be specialized into other kinds of cell. Most of human's chronic diseases are caused by the damaged cells and organs in the body.
Stem cell research pros and cons
Therefore the most effective treatment is to deal with the damaged cells and organs in which stem cells treatment is the expert. Through years of research, stem cells not only replace the damaged cells, but also trigger the organ to produce more healthy cells. Stem Cells treatment is actually a miracle! In this discussion, we will focus on the stem cells treatment for Parkinson and Retinal diseases.

Stem cells treatment for Parkinson disease

What is Parkinson disease? Parkinson is a progressive nerve disease caused by the reducing dopamine in brain. Dopamine is well-known as neurotransmitter which is functioning as messenger between cells. Without it, nerve cells cannot communicate with one another, and messages from brain cannot be delivered to muscles. Parkinson patients are mostly elderly people above 55 years old.

The deficiency of dopamine happens because the dopamine producer cells are somehow damaged or destroyed. The symptoms of Parkinson are :
1. Shaking although the body is at rest
2. Difficulty in doing simple activities, such as rise from a chair, holding a spoon, open the door, button up shirt, etc..
3. Muscles rigidity
4. Unable to maintain the body balance.

Stem cells treatment for Parkinson disease has shown significant result. The transplanted stem cells have successfully increased the dopamine and cured the Parkinson. However, there is a side effect in the stem cells treatment for Parkinson, it is the overload dopamine produced in the brain and later it causes hypersensitivity. Therefore, further study is necessary to improve the stem cells treatment for Parkinson, but meanwhile it is still the best answer to Parkinson.
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Stem cells treatment for Retinal disease

Retinal disease or retinopathy is any diseases that attack retina (the light-sensitive area at the back of the eye). There are many kinds of retinopathy such as Arteriosclerotic retinopathy or the hardening of arteries, Diabetic retinopathy caused by diabetes, Hypertensive retinopathy caused by high blood pressure, etc.. Retinopathy interrupts the eye-sight, whether it is mild or even blindness.

Recently, scientists have found an answer to cure the retinal disease, it is through stem cells treatment. Scientists have successfully specialized photoreceptor cells from blood stem cells. Photoreceptor cells are needed for a clear vision. The photoreceptor cells are meant to be transplanted to the retina to improve vision.
Although theoretically the stem cells treatment for retinal disease is promising, the treatment itself seems to need more times to finally become a reality.