http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/10/07/discovery-suggests-a-new-avenue-for-advancing-stem-cell-research/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Thu, 24 May 2012 03:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/10/07/discovery-suggests-a-new-avenue-for-advancing-stem-cell-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2088280 pat hill Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:13:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=32359#comment-2088280 I have a friend with congesive heart failure (previous aortic stenosis) and the surgery to repair her valve failed. No cardio dr. can help her. We placed our hope on stem cell heart repair. Also I have a grandson with aortic stenosis; he is 13 yrs old and so far has had no surgery but we fear for his future. When we hear of failures in this area it causes severe depression. I have a friend with congesive heart failure (previous aortic stenosis) and the surgery to repair her valve failed. No cardio dr. can help her. We placed our hope on stem cell heart repair. Also I have a grandson with aortic stenosis; he is 13 yrs old and so far has had no surgery but we fear for his future. When we hear of failures in this area it causes severe depression.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/10/07/discovery-suggests-a-new-avenue-for-advancing-stem-cell-research/comment-page-1/#comment-2033048 Drew Asher Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:14:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=32359#comment-2033048 Please do not skate over the very important fact that iPS cells derived from patient skin biopsies have already given scientists new insights into how and why diseases like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) happen. In fact, the iPS platform has allowed scientists to drive the generation several types of human brain cells. No one thinks that brain cells derived through iPS are candidates for transplantation back into patients. Rather, scientists are using iPS brain cells to model devastating diseases in the laboratory and using the3se mini-models of human disease to screen for drugs that may slow or even stop some diseases. Why must the media always paint in such broad--and misleading--strokes? Please do not skate over the very important fact that iPS cells derived from patient skin biopsies have already given scientists new insights into how and why diseases like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) happen. In fact, the iPS platform has allowed scientists to drive the generation several types of human brain cells. No one thinks that brain cells derived through iPS are candidates for transplantation back into patients. Rather, scientists are using iPS brain cells to model devastating diseases in the laboratory and using the3se mini-models of human disease to screen for drugs that may slow or even stop some diseases. Why must the media always paint in such broad–and misleading–strokes?

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