Each has demonstrated leadership in a different aspect of stem cell therapeutics and each is progressing toward an approved stem cell therapy that could have a significant effect on medical practice.

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The goal of the trial will be to evaluate whether stem cell therapy has any effect on behavior and language difficulties commonly experienced by children with autism.

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Other treatments could affect the same litany of diseases touted as targets for stem cell therapy: Alzheimer's, osteoporosis and Parkinson's, to name a few.

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Large pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and Merck have so far steered clear of stem cell therapy.

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Research in autism has indicated abnormalities in spinal fluid and chemical signaling in the brain- anecdotal reports of children undergoing stem cell therapy have indicated some potentially encouraging results.

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That used to be a permanent and fatal condition, but today you can fix that condition with a stem cell therapy that is definitely regarded as bioengineering.

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