just one more thing that i want seperate

This was the research paper I had asked for help before my MMORPG one.  Just want to get a copy of it, because I only have the one at school and the one my teacher won't give back.  


The Body’s Self-Repair Kit
What would you do if your body didn’t work quite right?  What would you do if you had to go through chemotherapy or had a disease that needed pill after pill just to suppress the disease enough to live an almost normal life? Would you give up?  Or would you look for something that could help you?  And when you find out about a particular cell—a stem cell, that may be what you are looking for, would you take the chance on the research of it?  Or would you allow it to fade away because some people in society find stem cell therapy immoral?  Stem cell research may be the answer for 128 million people who suffer from diseases that stem cell therapy has the potential to cure (The American Heart Association).  
The reason stem cells may be able to help so many people is because they are special cells that can divide for an indefinite period and can give rise to a variety of specialized cell types because of their ability to differentiate (Panno xi).  Because these cells can replicate themselves or proliferate, they have advanced as a major research in science (National Institute of Health).  Though there are many types of stem cells, there are two broad classifications of the stem cells (The American Heart Association).
One classification is the human embryonic stem cell and these have the potential to develop into any kind of cell in the body (The American Heart Association).  Human embryonic cells come from two sources: fetal tissue from abortions or miscarriages and embryos that are created in Vitro Fertilization treatments but aren’t selected for implantation (The American Heart Association).  The embryos that are used to make human embryonic stem cells that come from in Vitro are donated for research purposes and are normally four to five days old (National Institute of Health).
The second classification is adult stem cells.  Adult stem cells are harder to find than human embryonic stem cells because they are found in a few organs and bone marrow (The American Heart Association).  Another reason adult stem cells are harder to find is because they only account for 1 out of 100,000 cells of the total cell population (Panno 14).  Adult stem cells have caused less controversy than human embryonic stem cells, but because they have less ability to differentiate into other types of cells, the adult stem cells aren’t the leading class of stem cell in the stem cell research (The American Heart Association).  Because stem cells have the ability to differentiate into other cells and they can also proliferate, stem cell research can benefit patients with a number of diseases.
Diseases that affect the brain are ideal candidates for stem cell therapy (Panno xi).  One brain disease scientists have been looking at stem cell research to help treat is Parkinson’s disease, because it affects so many people.  There are 50,000-60,000 newly diagnosed people with Parkinson’s every year (Albert and Potter).  The cause of Parkinson’s disease is a progressive loss of dopamine producing neurons (National Institute of Health).  Scientists in several labs have been successful in developing methods to induce embryonic stem cells to program into cell with many of the functions of dopamine neurons (National Institute of Health).  One study showed, that in a week of a cell transplant rats with Parkinson’s had significant improvements in the disease’s behavior over other rats that didn’t receive the transplant (Brain).  With this study among others, scientists may be able to provide a better treatment for patients with Parkinson’s.
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system, and is another disease scientists believe may be able to be treated through stem cells.  It has become the fourth leading cause of death among the elderly (Panno 44).  In America it is estimated that six million people have Alzheimer’s (Albert and Potter).  The reason scientists are looking at stem cell research to help find treatments for Alzheimer’s is because of it does affect so many people.  Scientists used stem cells and programmed them into neurons and glia cells and these newly programmed cells may be able to repair damage that the disease has done to the brain (Panno 45).  In experiments that have been done with programmed stem cells that were injected into mice brains, those stem cells produced functional neurons that made connections with healthy neurons near the lesion or the damaged part (Panno 45).  With these experiments that show how stem cells are helping with research among diseases, it’s hard to look away from what stem cell research could help in medicine.
Stem cell research will also be able to help heart diseases like cardiovascular disease.  There are 700,000 deaths in the U.S. every year due to heart disease, and the disease affect 11.5% of the adult population (The American Physiological Society).  Stem cell research may be able to help heart disease because stem cells can be programmed into cardiomyocytes and these could be injected directly into the heart muscle to help repair the damage the disease has done (Panno 43).  Researchers from Mayo Clinic used embryonic stem cells and transformed them into functional cardiac cells.  These cells were then transplanted into damaged areas, and integrated into the defect.  In post-therapy afterwards, there were stable improvements in the damaged area (The American Physiological Society).
Diseases of the heart and brain are not the only types of diseases stem cells may be able to treat through adequate research.  Diabetes is another disease that may be treatable through stem cells. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) estimates that 5.9% of the adult population or around 16 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and that diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the U.S. (National Institute of Health).  When the body’s immune system sees its cells as foreign and begins to attack them is when diabetes develops.  Once this happens, the islet cells that produce insulin in the pancreas are destroyed (National Institute of Health).  Stem cells made out of the somatic cell nuclear transfer process, which the ADA supports, can create genetically identical cells for a person and their body won’t reject them (American Diabetes Association).  Though diabetes is far from being cured, these stem cell transfers may allow for better treatment for diabetes.
Diseases like diabetes or Parkinson’s, which stem cells may be able to treat, are presently not being treated by stem cells, however, Leukemia is (Panno xi).  Leukemia is diagnosed in 29,000 adults and 2,000 children every year (National Cancer Institute). It is a cancer that affects the white blood cells in the body.  Scientist can program stem cells into healthy white blood cells which then replace the cancerous cells (Panno xi).  Though this isn’t a cure, it’s helping keep Leukemia patients white blood cells up.  And with their white blood cells up, the patients will be able to receive their chemotherapy on time, and have a fighting chance at the cancer.
A fight is what stem cell research is going through in today’s society.   Pro-lifers see the use of stem cells as murdering a baby.  However people, who have a disease that may be able to be treated through stem cells like: Christopher Reeve, Michael J. Fox, and former President Ronald Reagan, see stem cell research as hope.  Christopher Reeve’s gave his testimony to Congress:
We must pursue research on embryonic stem cells.  With life expectancy of average Americans heading as high as 85 to 90 years, it is our responsibility to do everything possible to protect the quality of life of the present and future generations.  A critical factor will be what we do with human embryonic stem cells.  These cells have the potential to cure diseases…they have been called the body’s self-repair kit.
Michael J. Fox who suffers from Parkinson’s spoke out on CNN about stem cell research saying that “stem cell research offers the chance of a medical miracle”.  And though former President Ronald Reagan is no longer alive, his wife, Nancy Reagan spoke out for stem cell research as well:
Science has presented us with a hope called stem-cell research, which may provide our scientists with answers that have so long been beyond our grasp…I just don't see how we can turn our backs on this--there are just so many diseases that can be cured, or at least helped. We have lost so much time already, and I just really can't bear to lose any more. (The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative)
Diseases alone don’t affect an entire population; however, when added together, these diseases do begin affecting more people everyday.  It’s time to take a stance on research that is needed for those people.  With people like Christopher Reeve, Michael J. Fox, and Nancy Reagan who are so devoted to the research of stem cells, it’s time for America to come together and support stem cell research.  




Outline
Stem Cell Research can benefit patients with a number of diseases.
I. Stem Cell Research
A. 128 million people
B. What stem cells are
C. 2 classifications
1. Human embryonic stem cells
a. Found easier
b. 4-5 days old
c. 2 sources
(1) Fetal tissue
(2) In Vitro
2. Adult stem cells
a. 1 out of 100,000 cells
b. Found in bone marrow and organs
c. Less ability to differentiate
D. Proliferation
II. Parkinson’s disease
A. 50-60 thousand
B. Cause of Parkinson’s disease
C. Embryonic stem cells programmed
D. Brain Storm study
III. Alzheimer’s disease
A. Neurological disorder
B. 6 million in U.S.
C. 4th leading cause of death-elderly
D. Programmed into neurons to repair brain
E. Injected stem cells into mice brains
IV. Cardiovascular disease
A. 11.5% adult population diagnosed in U.S.
1. 700,000 deaths each year
B. Stem cells programmed into cardiomyocytes
C. The study:  Stable benefit of embryonic stem cell therapy in myocardial infarction”
V. Diabetes
A. 5.9% of U.S.
B. 7th leading cause of death in U.S.
C. How it develops
D. Islet cells produce insulin destroyed
E. Stem cells produced from therapeutic cloning
F. Stem cells create genetically identical cells
VI. Leukemia
A. Cancer affecting white blood cells
B. Diagnosed in 29,000 adults each year
1. 2,000 children
C. Being treated with stem cells
D. Stem cells programmed
VII. Testimonies
A. Christopher Reeve’s testimony
B. Michael J. Fox
C. Nancy Reagan






































Works Cited
Albert, Marilyn S, and Huntington Potter.  “Memory Loss, Aging, and Alzheimer’s Disease.”  The Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute Letter On the Brain Special Issue.  28 Sept. 1993.  .
American Diabetes Association.  Stem Cell Research.  Internet.  8 Nov 2005.  .
The American Heart Association.  Stem Cell Research.  Internet.  Nov 7, 2005.  .
The American Physiological Society.  Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Shows Benefits in Rebuilding Infarcted Heart.  Internet.  21 Nov 2005.  .
Brain Storm Announces Significant Benefit of Its GDNF Producing Stem Cells in Animal Models of Parkinson’s.  Internet.  28 Nov 2005.  .
The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative.  Nancy’s Next Campaign.  Internet.  2 Dec 2005.  
Christopher Reeve on Stem Cell Research.  Internet.  28 Nov 2005.  .
National Cancer Institute.  What You Need to Know About Leukemia.  Internet.  3 Nov 2005.  .
National Institute of Health.  Stem Cell Information.  Internet.  8 Nov 2005  .
Panno, Joseph.  Stem Cell Research Medical Applications and Ethical Controversy.  New York: Facts on File, 2005.
Stern, Michael. The Michael Stern Parkinson’s Research Foundation.  Internet.  6 Nov 2005.  .