Mesenchymal stem cell counts drop sharply as you age: you have far more at birth than in your teens, far fewer by 40, and even fewer by 80. This decline may drive inflammation and chronic disease, which is why stem cell therapy interests researchers.
1 in 10,000 cells.
1 in 100,000 cells.
1 in 400,000 cells.
1 in 2,000,000 cells.
As we age, our own stem cells number decline, like falling off a cliff. When you were born, every 1 in 10,000 cells is MSC. So that's a mesenchymal stem cell. That's the hottest stem cell right now. But when you reach your teenage years, it's already become 1 in 100,000. So 1/10. And when you reach your 40s, that's 1 in 400,000. And when you reach your 80s is 1 in 2 million. So you can see the cliff, how that falls off. And, you know, everything is declining rapidly. You have fast accumulation of chronic illnesses because the decline in inflammation has come to a point where all these diseases, that's time for them to flourish. So you really want to prevent that kind of inflammatory and immune dysregulated state. And that's why stem cells can be so powerful at extending use.
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