type 1 diabetes that is. any help would be great! that did help, thanks!
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stem cells are precursor cells, meaning they are not any type of cell yet, but have the potential to become ANY cell in the body. therefore because a person suffering from type 1 diabetes can't make insulin, stem cell therapy can be used to create Beta cells in the Islets of Langerhaan (in the pancreas) which could then produce insulin for the sufferer. heart attack - could be used to create new heart muscle tissue. parkinsons - could be used to create brain cells. (degenerative brain disease). i hope this helps! =]
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chicky_r is correct -- additionally: Researchers Design PatChes of Cells to Repair Damaged Hearts http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=patches-repair-damaged-hearts&sc=DD_20090825 Man Receives His Own Stem Cells as a Treatment for Heart Failure http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=man-receives-his-own-stem-cells-as-2009-07-27&sc=DD_20090272 Paralyzed mice given stem cells walk again http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9401832/ Stem Cell BREAKTHROUGH http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0305/03.html ------------------------ With federal funding restored, new and rapid progress should follow in making use of embryonic stem cells to cure human disease
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