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== Future ==
==== Type 1 diabetes mellitus ====
A clinical trial underway at the University of Florida is investigating how autologous cord blood stem cell infusions administered to pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes will compare to standard insulin therapy. Preliminary results show that these infusions are safe and can slow the loss of insulin production in children with type 1 diabetes
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* Treatment of diseases and injuries that cannot currently be treated. We are talking about Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and genetic disorders.
* New functional tissues and organs created from the patient's own cells.
* Restoration of damaged tissues
** Musculoskeletal system - cartilage, bones, muscles, tendons
** Cardiac tissue after a heart attack
** Nervous tissues of the brain and spinal cord
** Skin
** Retina and cornea 
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