Could you live to be 240?

COULD YOU LIVE TO BE 2402 STEM CELLS MAY MAKE IT A REALITY TREATED MICE LIVE TWO TO THREE TIMES LONGER Experimental research on mice is offering an intriguing glimpse into how stem cell treatments might one day help slow the aging process. This new research was conducted on mice that had been bred to have progeria, a disorder that causes premature aging. Mice with the condition typically live only 21 to 28 days instead of the usual two years. The treated mice lived nearly three times as long. Some of the mice survived for 75 days. Not only did the treated mice live longer, they grew new blood vessels in their muscles and their brain. THE EFFECTS OF STEM CELL TREATMENT SICK MICE TREATED MICE HUMANS (Predicted results) 160- 21-24 45-75 240 DAYS DAYS YEARS Growth of new blood vessels Weakened hind Restore and grow leg muscles new cells Growth of new blood vessels Restore damaged or destroyed brain cells. No effect THE RAPID GROWTH OF STEM CELL RESEARCH 1960 Stem Cells Realized James Till and Ernest McCulloch demostrate the existence of the 1963 hematopoietic stem cell. This is the basis for the idea that cells can be injected into another living thing and continue to reproduce. Mouse Stem Cells Isolated 1970 Lewis Kleinsmith and Barry Pierce were the first to develop conditions to isolate and culture these mouse stem cells and they coined the term 1964 "embryonal carcinoma cells" (EC cells) in 1964. Potential Realized for Stem Cells Martin Evans and Matthew Kaufman show that it is possible to isolate 1980 the inner cell mass (ICM) of a mouse embryo. The ICM is used to coax 1964 the cells to survive and develop into colonies of cells. These colonies are then cultured into cell lines. First Stem Cell Line Developed The first stem cell line is developed from mice. This leads to 1981 development of cell lines from other mammals like hampsters, sheep and even primates. 1990 Lamb Cloned from Stem Cells Dolly was born on June 5th and lived until 2003. The main difference with Dolly was the use of an adult stem cell for the cloning. Scientists have successfully cloned other animals as well, including: cows, goats, 1997 pigs, rats, mice, rabbits, cats, dogs, horses and mules. 2000 Cell Manipulation Produces Results Scientists discover that manipulating adult mouse tissues can produce 2000 different cell types. This means cells from bone marrow could produce nerve or liver cells and cells in the brain could also yield other cell types. The Future of Stem Cells What if we could cure blindness or repair your heart with your own stem cells? These were once far off concepts, but are now being seriously talked about in the medical world because of stem cell research. Sources: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2006-07-04-dolly-anniversary_x.htm http://www.globalchange.com/stemcells2.htm http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20120103/aging-mice-huard-progenitor-cells-120103/#ixzzltSkHLhTM http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/history-of-stem-cell-research-faq.htm http://www.explorestemcells.co.uk/historystemcellresearch.html http://www.ukscf.org/research/history.html http://www.stemcellresearchcures.com/book/export/html/4 Brought to you by: MBAHealthCareManagement.net Created by oBizMedia.com BRAIN MUSCLES LIFE SPAN