Alta shared this article from I-do-not-know-who-in-the-world-this-is news source Rediff , who describe the claim that a private clinic in India reports that is has been using embryonic stem cells in treatment and that the ‘therapy’ “ha[s] improved medical condition of 100 patients suffering from Alzheimer, paralysis and Parkinson’s disease using the technique but government was cautious saying it would set up more operational guidelines for the area.” The piece continues:
Dr Geeta Shroff, director of Nu tech Mediworld, said research in the use of embryonic stem cells at the centre began in 2000 and 100 cases had been completed in five years.
“While these clinical case studies comprise a variety of disorders, incurable and terminal in nature, the most dramatic results have been achieved in paralysis, spinal injuries, genetic and autoimmune disorders,” she said.
She claimed that all existing government guidelines were being followed in the use of stem cell therapy.
“We have been in touch with ICMR and submitted our protocol to ICMR. Details of all cases are sent to them before the therapy is started,” she said. Currently, stem cell research falls under the purview of ICMR guidelines on bio-medical research and Department of Biotechnology’s guidelines on stem cell research.
Has anyone else noticed that a few reckless stem cell researchers turn out to be the worst enemies of embryonic stem cell research?