Macular degeneration is a crushing condition, leading to loss of visual acuity, and in some cases, eventual blindness. Even those who don’t experience total eyesight loss suffer a frustrating degradation of central vision, which makes driving, using the computer or other devices, recognizing faces, reading and many other activities nearly impossible to do. However, recent advancements in stem cell treatments for macular degeneration are providing a beacon of hope to many. [Read more…]

In recent years, stem cell infusion has become a breakthrough technology. There have been multiple medical leaders citing regenerative medicine as the way of the future. Stem cells obviate our need to patch up the body or create stopgap measures for systems that don’t work. They instead promise to replace organs and tissues that no longer function, essentially rebuilding the body from the inside out. Naturally, science has not progressed to the point of spreading this technology across the globe. However, the growing availability and efficacy of stem cell infusion indicate this isn’t far off, either. [Read more…]

Regenerative medicine is the process of replacing or repairing human genes, cells, tissues or organs in order to restore healthy function. It is the processing of working with the human body to assist it to heal itself. In that sense, it is about working “with” biology, instead of “against” or “separate from” it. [Read more…]