A learn node about bone marrow stem cells healing and curing in new ways points to an exciting, complex, and developing story. The highlights below link out into clusters of news and information on bone marrow stem cells. To review the basics, The National Institute of Health Stem Cell Information webpages include a video of stem cells dividing and sections on Stem Cell Basics, which begin:
Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. Serving as a sort of repair system for the body, they can theoretically divide without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential to either remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.
Harvard Science describes how bone marrow stem cells may help control inflammatory bowel disease in “the first demonstration of their ability to suppress a broad-based autoimmune reaction and protect gastrointestinal tissue.” Science News headlines: Bone Marrow Alternative: Stem Cells From Umbilical Cord May Be Used To Treat Hepatic Diseases, in an article pointing to stories about several other uses for bone marrow stem cells.
The Learn.Genetics project at the University of Utah offers a section on Stem Cell Therapies Today with illustrated explanations and links to related tropics. The National Cancer Institute provides detailed discussions of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.
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