Parkinson's Disease

Stem cells should definitely be researched and experimented on. Doctors and scientists have high hopes that stem cells in the future can cure many conditions and diseases. The diseases that can be likely

The disease stem cells could fix is called Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The reason I chose this topic is because I have seen first hand how badly someone who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease is affected in their daily lives. This disease completely takes over their lives and they turn into a completely different person who can hardly function. AD is very tough on the loved ones of the person suffering from it because that person, most of the time has no idea what is going on or who their loved ones are. The memories for people with AD is completely gone and even the simplest tasks such as remembering to use the bathroom becomes difficult. The way stem cells could be feasible is because stem cell-based therapies could potentially treat

Parkinson disease (PD) is one of the most common neurologic disorders. and it affects approximately 1% of individuals older than 60 years old. Parkinson’s disease is a condition that progresses slowly by treatment. In addition, loss of pigmented dopaminergic neurons of the substantianigra pars compacta and the presence of Lewy bodies and Lewyneurites are the two major neuropathologic findings in Parkinson disease (Hauser, 2016).

By the time someone shows signs and symptoms of Parkinson 's, Dopamine production in the brain has been reduced by 60 to 80% and is fairly advanced. This results in the most recognizable sign of Parkinson 's disease, the resting tremor of the hand or hands. During deliberate movement, the resting tremor goes away, at first. At rest, the tremor will become exacerbated,

Many, as of currently incurable diseases plague the Earth. Thanks to technological advancements and better understandings of cells, scientists believe that it may be possible to cure diseases by the use of embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are cells obtained from an embryo when they are only a few days old. Because they have only begun to differentiate, these cells have the capability of developing into any cell in the human body, and that's why they can be used for the progression of medicine. Scientists hope to cure some diseases but if that isn't possible they at least hope to create treatments using them.

There are many benefits that come from stem cell research; the government should be more open to obtaining stem cell research in other manners because it can be used to regenerate brain cells, it promotes nerve repair, and insulin secreting cells. If the government was to be more open to obtaining stem cell lines in other ways than just donations from fertility clinics, there would be much more stem cells available to be cultured. Since there have been so many limitations set on stem cell research, it has been difficult for scientist to find the many benefits of stem cell therapy. As far as we know, stem cells could be used for the possible cure of incurable diseases such as, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and paralyzed human beings. Alzheimer and Parkinson’s disease are caused primarily due to the loss of brain cells, which our body does not regenerate. With other common diseases such as diabetes, stem cell therapy can play a role if they promote insulin secreting cells, which are the cells that humans with diabetes are lacking. It is very likely that these incurable diseases can be cured by stem cell therapy if it became easier to obtain such stem cells.

Scientists need the opportunity for research and they have researched that stem cells can do a lot of things such as having the potential to treat many diseases. (Devitt 14)

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the central Nervous system and affects both motor and nonmotor functions. parkinson 's is caused by a chemical imbalance within the brain. The brain produces a neurotransmitter called dopamine in the basal ganglia, which is structures linked to the thalamus in the base of the brain. If the Dopamine, Basal ganglia and Thalamus does not function properly then causes major damage,. A person having less and less dopamine, the individual has less and less ability to regulate their movements, body and emotions. Although there is no current cure available for Parkinson’s disease, the debilitating conditions can be lessoned through education, therapy, and a variety of treatments to improve their quality of life on the National Parkinson Foundation website.

As long humans have existed, having good health continues to remain crucial for a longer lasting life. As scientists find new medical discoveries throughout time, humans get healthier and their life expectancy goes up. Stem cell research is a new type of field of research, its goal is to improve and

Scientists are attempting to conduct stem cell research for numerous reasons. Stem cells are unspecialized and can renew themselves through cell division for longer duration of time. Cells can be manipulated under certain conditions to become any cell that the scientist encodes them with. Examples of these are liver cells or heart cells. Scientists have performed studies which suggest that stem cells can grow into two-hundred ten types of cells in the human body. (Sakaki-Yumoto, 2013) Scientists also believe that these cells can be used to cure many diseases that they have tried to find a cure for things such as spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, and hundreds of rare immune system and genetic disorders. (Watt,

Parkinson Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease symptomized by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow imprecise movements. Typically, the disease affects middle-aged and elderly individuals. PD is associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain causing a deficiency of the neurotransmission of dopamine.

From the medical perspective, stem cell research is viewed as very promising due to the fact that if stem cells can be introduced into patients with a range of illnesses, they could possible help regenerate the tissues and organs of the patients and thereby help heal illnesses (and especially degenerative illnesses) that are currently incurable. For example, Lovell-Badge has indicated that diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease are among the illnesses that could

To be honest, Parkinson’s disease scares me; the eventuality of being frozen inside of my own body is terrifying. I have a customer that has shopped with us for at least the past seven years. I can remember when his hands started to shake so badly that he would just hold his coin purse out to me to select his change for him. Now he can’t even remove his own wallet from his back pocket. He will turn around and I pull out his wallet, take out his money or credit card to complete his transaction and then put his wallet back into his back pocket. We don’t talk about it and I try to act like I don’t even notice it, but I do and it’s terrifying.

So far, stem cell research has had a great outcome. This research has been able to help many different diseases. In the article, “The Pros and Cons of Stem Cell Research,” the author says, “There is endless potential for scientists to learn about human growth and cell development.” Scientists have already found ways for them to be able to treat diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and many others (Stem Cells Advance Medicine). Stem cells also provide a great potential for more treatments and cures of many different diseases. Researchers are continuing to find more information on these cells and other ways that they can help. Continuing this research would allow them to find more treatments and cures for many more diseases (Stem Cells Advance

Parkinson’s is a degenerative disorder, it affects the central nervous system, impairs motor skills, speech and can impair other parts of the nervous system. When a person has Parkinson's they can experience muscle rigidity, tremors, a change in postural stability, which can result in a difficulty to have balance, and slowing or loss of physical movement. You can also experience memory problems with the episodic memory (working memory), one of the problems are recalling already learned information. One of the causes to Parkinson’s is age, as you get older you are more likely to develop the disease. Development of Parkinson’s is related to decreased stimulation of the motor cortex, these neurons create dopamine and when they die off symptoms