{"id":372103,"date":"2026-09-18T16:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372103"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:06:35","slug":"stem-cell-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/stem-cell-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Stem Cell Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Union Health Ministry has asked States and Union Territories to restrict stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to approved clinical trials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Stem Cell Therapy<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372106\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-372106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Revival-Clinic.jpg?resize=300%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Stem Cell Therapy\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Revival-Clinic.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Revival-Clinic.jpg?w=751&amp;ssl=1 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Revival Clinic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stem Cells: <\/strong>They are <strong>undifferentiated biological cells<\/strong> that <strong>can differentiate into specialized cells<\/strong> and <strong>divide to produce more stem cells.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> They are <strong>found in almost all tissues<\/strong> and <strong>help in tissue maintenance and repair.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Types:<\/strong> The main <strong>types of stem cells<\/strong> are <strong>embryonic, adult, induced pluripotent and perinatal stem cells.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stem Cell Therapy:<\/strong> It uses<strong> stem cells<\/strong> to <strong>prevent or treat diseases<\/strong> and <strong>promote the repair of diseased, dead or injured tissues.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Working Mechanism:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Extraction:<\/strong> Stem cells are <strong>taken from a suitable source<\/strong>, such as <strong>bone marrow<\/strong>, and <strong>processed in a laboratory.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Specialisation:<\/strong> The cells are <strong>manipulated to become specific types<\/strong>, such as <strong>heart muscle, blood or nerve cells.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Implantation:<\/strong> The <strong>specialised cells are implanted into the person<\/strong> and may help repair damaged tissue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disease Treatment:<\/strong> Stem cell transplants are <strong>used to treat leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tissue Repair:<\/strong> Stem cells may <strong>help replace damaged neurons, produce insulin and repair cartilage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Regenerative Medicine:<\/strong> Stem cells are <strong>being studied for type 1 diabetes, Parkinson\u2019s disease, heart failure and osteoarthritis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Research and Drug Testing:<\/strong> Stem cells can <strong>help researchers understand diseases and test new drugs for safety, effectiveness and toxicity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"46\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in India:<\/strong> In India, the use of stem cell therapy for ASD is restricted to <strong data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"144\">duly approved clinical trials<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Available evidence does not support its use as a <strong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"217\">standard treatment<\/strong> for ASD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Union Health Ministry has asked States and Union Territories to restrict stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to approved clinical trials. About Stem Cell Therapy Stem Cells: They are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and divide to produce more stem cells. Role: They are found in almost&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/stem-cell-therapy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Stem Cell Therapy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-372103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}