Plan to join us right here while Dr. Sally Temple is interviewed on WAMC on Thursday December 5, 2013 at 1:00 EST. Listen live at wamc.org. Ask your questions on facebook and twitter and our team will post answers and insights.
On twitter, use the hashtag #AskNeuralSCI, or just share your question with us on Facebook.
Answering your questions will be Dr. Chris Bjornsson, Dr. Tim Blenkinsop, Dr. Barbara Corneo, and others.
Listen in TODAY! at 1 pm to Dr. Temple’s interview on @WAMCRadio and ask your questions LIVE! Submit questions using #AskNeuralsci
— NSC Institute (@NeuralStemCells) December 5, 2013
Question:
Why should people care about stem cells? #askneuralsci
— Friendly Menace (@friendlymenace) December 5, 2013
Answer:
Because stem cells can turn into all cells in the body, they have diverse potential for helping patients, for replacing diseased tissue (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, diabetes), and can be used in the lab to model different diseases and to identify and test cures.
Question:
How soon will stem cells help people with AMD?
Answer:
There is already a clinical trial ongoing for AMD patients as well as for patients affected by Stargardt’s disease using human embryonic stem cell-derived progenies
Question:
Where can I learn more about stem cells?
Answer:
Check out these resources…
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