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UCTCLINIC CONTINUES TO TREAT PATIENTS
The COVID-19 pandemic and the forced quarantine measures became a real challenge for all mankind. The bans affected not only the lives of each of us and most businesses, but also significantly limited one of the fundamental rights of every person - the right to timely and effective medical care.
Stem cell treatment for patients with eye diseases
Stem cell therapy was effectively used for enhancement of vision in patients. Embryonic stem cells of human were employed for the therapy. Advanced Cell Technology was developed that helped in treatment of macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is considered to be one of the main causes that brings to blindness of person.
A. I. Smikodub is a great Ukrainian doctor, scientist and big innovator
Aleksandr Ivanovich Smikodub was born in 1948. He graduated from Kyiv Medical Institute (1972). His interest to cell therapy treatment appeared in 1970 when he worked over the problems of nervous tissues trophicity, metabolism disorder and neurogenic dystrophy.
Medical tourism in Ukraine
Ukraine has become an alluring destination for medical tourists for a number of reasons. Its proximity to Europe and wonderful nature certainly plays its role. But it is not only that. Unique Slavic culture is of big interest to foreigners who are glad to get acquainted with the country they travel to.
What is stem cell therapy
The idea of stem cell therapy came into view long ago. The principle "like cures like" appeared in the 16th century. The medicines are effective up to the moment of metabolic breakdown, while stem cell therapy will give you durable effect. It activates healing power of the patient and lets the body renovate itself.
Unique Cell Treatment Clinic (UCTC) - regenerative medicine in Ukraine
The medical center (UCTC) was organized in 1994 by Professor Smikodub, who headed the clinic and started developing stem cell treatment. Then his son Alexandr Smikodub Jr. joined this activity. He was not only the supporter of his father’s methods, but was fully involved into work. Thanks to joined efforts of highly professional specialists more than 6500 patients received their treatment with fetal stem cells transplantation method.
The new way for curing deafness with the stem cells
UK scientists report a great advance in their attempt to find the deafness cure, after the stem cells usage to recover hearing in animals. The hearing was essentially restored after the stem cells usage to rebuild the damaged nerves of the gerbils, which pass the signal from their ears to the brain.
Multiple Sclerosis researches treatment - Cell Therapy
Cleveland, Ohio, is now a ground of one of the most important researches held by the medics nowadays. Case Western Reserve University began a research of the stem cell therapy usage for treating multiple sclerosis. It is expected, that stem cells will be able to replace and repair the damaged brain tissue, removing the reason of sclerosis and greatly easing the disease.
Cell therapy for recovering from stroke in UCTC
The Stem Cell Research & Therapy , which is and open access journal, published a study, which proved that stem cells from fat or bone marrow successfully treat and recover rats from stroke. After the treatment was applied, brain and heart functions were repaired and stabilized and all behavioral tasks were easily completed.
The stem cell therapy promises a treatment for all, recovering from stroke, but many questions emerge and need to be answered. This research was aimed to solve many of them.
Cell therapy helps for curing encephalopathy
The cells of the brain are connected with each other and neurons link them. Neurons are named dendrites and axons that have a cover called myelin sheath. Electrical impulses function with chemical receptors and thanks to them the brain of the person can translate impulses into actions or thoughts. Different parts of the brain are responsible for different functions. For instance, occipital lobes are in charge of vision, while Broca’s area is in charge of speech production and etc.
Parkinson's disease stem cell curing in UCTC
Specialists think that Parkinson s disease stem cell will work due to the results of transplantation studies that were performed in 80-s of the last century. Four Parkinson’s patients participated in the study then. Scandinavian scientists harvested cells from their adrenal glands and transplanted stem cells into the brain. There are cells in adrenal glands that release dopamine and analogous substances.
New Discoveries about Insulin Production: a New Hope for Diabetics
The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem) specialists along with Hagedorn Research Institute scientists reported a possible breakthrough in our knowledge about natural insulin production. According to these discoveries, there is a way to convert the stem cells into beta cells that are aimed at producing insulin and can be implanted into diabetics.
Stem Cells Can Be a Cure for Arthritis
Artificial hips and knees are a modern miracle that yearly helps nearly 50000 Canadians with arthritis. Toronto Hospital is undertaking a research to replace that costly and extremely hard operation.