Possible treatments by stem cells

A number of stem cell therapeutics exist, but most are at experimental stages and/or costly, with the  notable exception of bone marrow transplantation. Medical researchers anticipate that adult and embryonic stem cells will soon be able to treat cancer, type I diabetes mellitus, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, celiac disease, cardiac failure, muscle damage and neurological disorders, and many others. They have suggested that before stem cell tharapeutics can be applied in the clinical setting, more research is necessary to understand stem cell behavior upon transplantation as well as the mechanisms of stem cells interaction with the disease/injured microenvirontment.