People have been fighting for years to use stem cells to help cure spinal cord injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. This week the First U.S. stem cells [were] transplanted into [a] spinal cord.
What are stem cells? What is ALS? Who is this a picture of? Why would inserting stem cells into a spinal cord help ALS patients?
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ALS is a disease that causes the deterioration of nerve cells called motor neurons. Motor neurons are found in the spinal cord and brain. When these neurons are affected, the body loses its ability to walk and continue with other functions involving the brain. Stem cells are cells that have no specific function. All cells "stem" from stem cells; they are, essentially, cells in the simplest form. Inserting stem cells into the spinal cord would protect the still functioning motor neurons. This would cause these neurons to function better, regaining ability to move and react to stimuli correctly. This is a picture of Lou Gehrig, a New York Yankee from the 1930's.With this disease, Gehrig lost his ability to play baseball and had to retire.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time that stem cells( cells that have the ability to form any type of cell), have been injected into a human spinal cord. The reason for this trial, is to find a cure for a disease called ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.This disease is better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the New York Yankees' first baseman and Hall of Famer who had to retire from baseball in the 1930s after he was diagnosed with it. This is a fatal disease is similar to ALD, because it too effects neurons in the brain. ALS, however, causes the deterioration of specific nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons, which control muscle movement. The new stem cell treatment is focusing on halting the rate of deterioration. Scientists believe that when they inject the stem cells, they will not generate new motor neurons, but simply protect those that still function.
ReplyDeleteStem Cells are embryotic cells that have not become specialized yet, so they have the potential to be any type of cell. ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and is a neuro-degenerative disease, as it destroys the motor neurons. It is also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease", or the man in the picture. The stem cells can help the disease by becoming and protecting motor-neuron cells, which affect muscle movement. This could potentially stop the loss of motor neurons, and stop the symptoms of ALS.
ReplyDeleteALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It is a disease that attacks the nervous system and kills motor neurons, ending in death. Patients gradually lose control of their muscles, and lose their ability to walk, talk, and breathe. By inserting neural stem cells into the spinal cord, researchers hope to be able to treat this deadly disease. The stem cells are taken from a spinal cord, and because they are neural, they can turn into different types of nerve cells. Though this process will not cure ALS, it will protect the remaining cells from destruction. The man in the picture is Lou Gehrig, the first baseman of the New York Yankees who retired from baseball because he was diagnosed with ALS. ALS's better-known name is "Lou Gehrig's disease", named after him.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a form of motor neuron disease.Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body.When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed.
ReplyDeleteAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often called ALS or "Lou Gherig's" disease, destroys motor neurons in the spinal cord. This causes a loss of movement and muscle control in the body of the person infected. ALS is somewhat similar to ALD because symptoms include loss of movement and muscle control. If stem cells prove to be useful in treating ALS, they could also be useful in helping patients recover from ALD if their nerve cells were affected. If ALD patients are treated with "Lorenzo's Oil" to stop the progress of the disease, stem cells could then be used to restore nerve cells that were damaged or destroyed as a result of the disease.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are cells that have the abilirty to form into any type of cell because they are embryotic. ALS is a disease that deteriorates a kind of nerve cell called a motor neuron. By inserting stem cells into the spinal cord of those diagnosed with ALS, the patients' original, functioning motor neurons will be better protected. The picture is of Lou Gehrig, a player of the New York Yankees in the 1930s who was unable to continue with his profession after being diagnosed with ALS.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are not a particular type of cell. Because they are embryonic,They have the ability too form into any type of cell.Motor neurons deteriorate during a disease called ALS. People who have ALS have the option of getting a treatment where stem ceflls are injected into the spinal cord and the patients original motor neurons will then be better protected.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are in most organisms. ALS is a disease or a disorder. when motor neurons die and so does ALS, the ability to control your muscles and make them move and make your brain start dies too. The handsome baseball player guy in the picture is Lou Gehrig. in the united states they named this diease after him because he died from ALS in 1941.
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Hailey M. 7th
Stem cells are still being researched by scientist. If we succeed in stem cell use, then it can only be used as a treatment and not a cure. ALS is often called the "Lou Gehrig disease" because after the famous baseball player made the hall of fame he was diagnosed with ALS. ALS causes you to stop being able to move at all, eventually stop speaking, and then you wont be able to breathe. This whole process takes about 2-5 years after being diagnosed with ALS. Stem cells can help protect the neurons in the body but is possibly harmful to the patient.
ReplyDeleteAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a fatal disease that causes one’s motor neurons to deteriorate. Patients with ALS lose the ability to walk, talk and breathe. As of right now, there is no cure for ALS, most dieing within five years of diagnosis. The photo shown is a picture of a famous baseball player, Lou Gehrig, who retired in the 1930’s after being diagnosed with ALS. There are some biotech companies working with stem cells as a possible ALS therapy. Stem cells are cells that haven’t “decided” what kind of cell they want to be yet. They are not specific. These companies are starting studies to see if inserting stem cells into the spinal cord of an ALS patient will slow down the deterioration. It wouldn’t be a cure, but it hopefully would be able to protect the patient’s remaining motor neurons.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are cells that come from a fetus and haven't developed yet so they can develop into any kind of cell. The stem cells in the trial from last Thursday were particularly neural stem cells. ALS, or Lou Gerhig disease, is a deadly disease that deteriorates motor neurons. Motor neurons control the muscles and movement. Motor neurons are located in the spinal cord and brain. The picture was of Lou Gerhig, the New York Yankees' first baseman during the 1930s. He had to retire from baseball because he had ALS. The disease was named after him. Inserting stem cells into the spinal cord wouldn't produce new motor neurons, but it would protect still-functioning ones from the disease.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are cells that has the ability to develop into other various cells. ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a deathly disease that causes the deterioration nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. Motor neurons are so important because they control muscle movement. The picture is of Lou Gehrig who was a New York Yankee's first baseman. He retired after being diagnosed with ALS. Inserting stem cells into the spinal cords could help ALS patients by slowing the progression of the disease and can start the leg function. The stem cells will protect the still-functioning motor neurons.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. ALS s a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. So basically ALS to me , is almost close to ALD as what we saw in Lorenzo's Oil, and you are getting paralyzed slowly by loosing your motor skills, like walking talking(like ALD). The picture of the guy was Lou Gehrig a former new york yankees player in the 60's. This disease was named after him, because he was the first one to get the disease. By inserting stem cells into the spinal cord, these stem cells will go and evolve and try to fight off this disease.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are cells that are not yet specialized. Stem cells can be turned into any kind of specialized cell. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease that causes nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to break down or deteriorate. The man in the picture is Lou Gehrig, a professional baseball player who retired after getting ALS. Inserting stem cells helps people with ALS helps by protecting motor neurons that still function and slow the spread of the disease.
ReplyDeleteStem cells are cells that are very important to the human body. They can change into 300 different types of cells thst make up the human body. ALS is a disease that causes deterioration in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. The motor neurons control muscle movement so without that we would just be a vegetable. Lou Gehrig was a New York Yankee baseball player until he developed ALS which casued him to retired from baseball. Scientists are hoping that the stem cells would evolve into motor neurons or just slow down the progress of the disease. About 30,000 people in America get ALS every year. It is like the disease ALD in which you loose the privilege to control your body and eventually after twenty-four months you die. WIth ALS,you die within two years to five years and there is no cure.
ReplyDeleteAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a deadly disease that effects the motor neurons. People with ALS will eventually loose the ability to walk, talk, or breath. The person in the picture is Lou Gehrig, a famous baseball player from the 1930's who was diagnosed with ALS. Stem cell research is being done to create a possible ALS therapy. The stem cells would be inserted into the spinal chord to slow the deterioration of motor neurons.This would not be a cure, but a way to protect remaining motor neurons and hopefully extend the life of a patient diagnosed with ALS.
ReplyDeleteStem Cells are embryonic cells that have not become specialized yet, so they have the potential to be any type of cell. ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes the deterioration of specific nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons, which control muscle movement. That picture is Lou Gehrig. He played baseball for the New York Yankees and was the first baseman and Hall of Famer who retired from baseball in the 1930s after being diagnosed with the disease. inserting stem cells into a spinal cord will help ALS patients because they usually first loose muscle function in their legs, so with the stem cells that they insert into the lumbar region of the spinal cord will help the area that controls leg function so they will be able to walk and have feeling In there leg again.
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THis picture shows Lou Gehrig who played for the New York Yankees. He contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS and retired from the team. ALS can cause patients to lose the ability to walk, talk, and breathe. Patients usually die within five years after diagnosis. New technology shows that by injecting stem cells into the spinal cord, doctors may be able to slow down the progress of this disease. The stem cells being used in this experiment came from the spinal cord of the fetus and were donated to the organization. The researchers hope to protect the nerve cells in ALS patients before they loes function.
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