Stem Cell Banking in India

Stem cell therapy is a way of using stem cells to treat diseases. Stem cells are used as they carry regenerative function and ability to differentiate into other cells and later multiply as the same type. Stem cells are found primarily in three places, namely umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, and bloodstream. Among these, their extraction is done only from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood. The former needs a painful medical surgery while the latter is done easily and has no harm either to the mother or to the child. After extraction the stem cells are stored in cryopreservation chambers for preservation and harvesting for its future use, the technique of preservation is not universal and varies from center to center. The preserved stem cells are used in the treatment of many diseases including some of the deadly ones like leukemia and other forms of blood cancers and metabolic disorders. They also have a regenerative function which helps in regeneration of worn out tissues o...

Diabetes is a medical condition, in which the body is unable to properly regulate sugar in the body. It is a lifelong condition, which can be controlled but a cure for which is yet to be discovered. Diabetes has affected more than four hundred million worldwide, and this number is rapidly increasing. Diabetes can cause a number of life-threatening health problems like strokes, cataracts, heart attacks, kidney failure, and nerve damage to name a few. In some cases, it can be controlled with a combination of insulin or other drugs, diet and regular exercise. In Type 1 diabetes, your body attacks itself and destroys the beta cells. It implies that the body is unable to produce insulin, which makes is unable to deliver the necessary glucose to the cells. In Type 2 diabetes, in spite of body producing the insulin, the body remains unable to glucose to the cells. Stem cells Stem cells have the ability to transform into a type of cell in the human body. Stem cells function...