Monday, July 2, 2007

Stem cell therapies in India- Current scenario

Outlook (9th July 2007) has a cover story on Stem cells.

Stem cell : The body as a clinic covers the sucessful treatments done using stem cells in India for retinal reconstruction,heart muscle regeneration,spinal cord injuries.,parkinson's disease etc at LV.Prasad eye hospital, AIIMS, Chennai's Frontier Life Line Hospital,Gangaram Hospital and others.

Great to know that Dr Sangwan and his hospital have by now performed the highest number of adult limbal stem cell transplants in the world—close to 450.

There are articles on stem cell debate in US and banking cord blood stem cells.

Good to know that lot of intiatives are taken and it is promising.