Stem Cell Guidelines Issued By Professional Body
Clinics which promise greater longevity through use of stem cells will be able to follow a new set of guidelines, issued by the leading professional body.
The International Society for Stem Cell Research reported yesterday that a number of ‘rogue’ anti-aging clinics – often located in the developing world – are offering unproven treatments.
Some anti-aging clinics try to cash in on customers’ emotions when they have to deal with ailments such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, and multiple sclerosis. Customers may pay £10-15,000 or more for treatment where scientific rationale, proper assessment and satisfactory follow up may be inadequate.
In a growing market such as that surrounding longevity, regulation always lags behind market growth. Ample research must precede any treatment. This will be difficult – especially when, in such a new field, the usual medical advisors may know little more than their patients.
In such a situation, one place to enquire would be the society who produced these new guidelines:
The International Society for Stem Cell Research
