Although still mostly experimental and in various stages of clinical trials, stem cell therapy has shown its potential in treating several medical conditions. In some cases, as in treating corneal blindness, the success rate has been encouraging. However, in a few cases only animal tests have been done, which need to be extended to human subjects. Nevertheless, looking at the fast growing pace of research in the field, stem cell therapy offers a unique route to treating many disorders using the body's own cells.
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