Realive (2016): from cellular to human cryopreservation. Myth and reality for teacher training in the area of health sciences

  • Nora Suleiman-Martos
    Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de Ceuta. Universidad de Granada
  • Rubén García-Lara
    Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Distrito Granada Nordeste
  • Isaac Narbona-Sánchez
    INIBiCA, Universidad de Cádiz
  • Germán Domínguez-Vías
    Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de Ceuta. Universidad de Granada http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9546-9148 german.dominguez[at]uca.es

Abstract

There is a growing thought of delaying the progression of a terminal illness by cryopreservation of the bodies of patients. Faced with the fear of dying from diseases, they are confident that in the future they will be able to be revived and treated with novel therapies that will lead to the cure and elimination of the pathology. Although it seems science fiction, the reality is that it is already being carried out with cellular organisms for the conservation of species and against diseases that alter reproduction. However, when it comes to embryos, the ethical committees do not yet have a defined
strategy. For this reason, this work tries to focus on an interrelation between teachers and students for the discussion and reflection of the cryopreservation of patients, showing the latest advances and reports on this aspect.

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Suleiman-Martos, N., García-Lara, R., Narbona-Sánchez, I. ., & Domínguez-Vías, G. (2022). Realive (2016): from cellular to human cryopreservation. Myth and reality for teacher training in the area of health sciences. Journal of Medicine and Movies, 18(3), 193–203. https://doi.org/10.14201/rmc.27412

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Germán Domínguez-Vías

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Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de Ceuta. Universidad de Granada

Dr. Germán Domínguez Vías. Profesor del área de Fisiología de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz. ORCID: 0000-0002-9546-9148. Desarrolla su trabajo en la línea de la neurodegeneración del mismo área, en especial dos modelos: 1) lesión de nervios periféricos por neurotmesis, 2) o modelo murino transgénico SOD1G93A (esclerosis lateral amiotrófica). Alternativamente colabora con los grupos de inmunología de la Universidad de Cádiz y fisiología de Jaén, estudiando los mecanismos que subyacen en los mecanismos de la aterosclerosis y la presión arterial.

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Área de Fisiología. Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Cádiz.

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