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Autism’s missing piece: Stem Cells

Autism’s missing piece: Stem Cells. By: Wail Karajeh from the institute of the University of California Merced . Overview. Autism and the different levels What are Stem Cells? Why use Stem Cells? Stem Cell Controversy How are they obtained? Treatment Pros and Cons .

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Autism’s missing piece: Stem Cells

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  1. Autism’s missing piece: Stem Cells By: Wail Karajeh from the institute of the University of California Merced

  2. Overview • Autism and the different levels • What are Stem Cells? • Why use Stem Cells? • Stem Cell Controversy • How are they obtained? • Treatment • Pros and Cons

  3. Autism and the different levels • There are three main types of Autism: • High Functioning • Mild Functioning • Low Functioning

  4. What Are Stem Cells? • There are two types of stem cells: • Embryotic stem cells • Adult stem cells • Adult stem cells are specialized in the regeneration of existing cells. • Embryotic stem cells are cells that can be specialized to create any cell we need

  5. Why We Use Stem Cells • They can be manipulated • They can regenerated damage cells • They can be used as a transport carrier • They can reverse inflammatory disease • They can increase blood flow in the brain

  6. Stem Cell Controversy • Stem cells unethical. • Why do they claim this?

  7. How Stem Cells are obtained? • Donations of unwanted or unused umbilical cord • The use of the autistic patients own umbilical cord

  8. How It Works Treatment • The donated stem cells will be administered into the spinal cord. • We will be using a specific embryotic stem cell called CD34. • The way the process work, is it will allow the cells CD34 to travel through the nervous system and relieve any inflamed organs. • Until it makes its way to the brain and start to slowly allow oxygen flow into the brain. • Treatment must be administrated 4 times a day 5 days a week

  9. Pro’s and Con’s Pro’s Con’s Body can reject stem cells, if not your own Can cause system shut down Can cause infection Can cause internal bleeding Ultimately can cause death • Child has a possibility from going from low functioning to high functioning • No more inflamed organs, at very least inflammation goes down

  10. Questions?

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