Regenerative Medicine
It's pretty miraculous when you think about the various means by which the human body heal itself.
The immune system would automatically react by sending specialized white blood cells to the affected area to stop the spread of infection, repair damage, and in some cases, completely remove the intruder. What if it was possible to harness the body's power to heal and then accelerate it in a clinically relevant way? Imagine medical practitioners could capture this naturally occurring ability to heal and apply it to a wide range of conditions such as stroke, diabetes, heart disease, and osteoarthritis. These are examples of long-lasting chronic conditions that do not resolve independently but can be managed with medication.
From treatments for lifelong degenerative and disabling conditions to prenatal surgical interventions, regenerative medicine therapies trigger the body's self-healing response. These patient care advancements have opened doors to new solutions to expand and maintain optimal health and quality of life. Regenerative medicine is about developing and applying new treatments to heal organs or tissues and restore function lost due to disease, aging, disease, or defects.
The traditional clinical strategy for damaged tissues or organs is to focus primarily on treating the symptoms. But no, the field of regenerative medicine seeks to replace tissue or organs that have been damaged by disease, trauma, or congenital issues through cellular therapies. The Combinations of the traditional and modern approach can amplify human's natural healing process, support the function of a permanently damaged or joint and prolong its life span (e.g. delay the need for total knee replacement). Regenerative medicine goes beyond disease management; it is the search that goes into discovering therapies that support the body in repairing and restoring itself after an attack or injury.
Although, regenerative medicine is a relatively new field. It has successfully brought together experts across different fields such as robotics, chemistry, computer science, engineering, biology, genetics, medicine, and other fields to find solutions to some of the most challenging medical problems faced by humankind. Regenerative medicine is a medical field that is working to restore the structure and function of damaged tissues and organs. A medical approach that attempts to find a way to cure previously untreatable injuries and diseases.
Tissue engineering and biomaterials, and cellular therapy are two of the most popular fields of regenerative medicine. Tissue engineering is the implanting of biologically compatible scaffolds into the body. The outcome is new tissue that appears in shape desired, and if the newly forming tissue is supported with exercise as it forms, the outcome can be a new functional engineered wonder. Millions of patients worldwide have been successfully treated with some form of tissue-engineered devices, yet the field is in its infancy.
Stem cell therapy is the use of healthy stem cells to prevent or treat a condition or disease. Stem cell therapy promotes the repair diseased, dysfunctional, or injured tissue. Adult stem cells are cultivated and then injected into the damaged tissue; reconstruction of the tissue is feasible under the right circumstances.
