Q&A: The benefits of stem cell therapy for autism

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To not consider stem cell therapy as an option for treating autism is the height of close-mindedness, according to Eric Weiss, MD. Weiss, a plastic surgeon and regenerative medicine doctor in greater Jacksonville, Fla., began researching regenerative medicine after his youngest son, Marston, was diagnosed with autism. Ever since Marston, who’s now 27 years old, was a toddler, Weiss and his wife have been searching for new therapies to help treat his autism. While there’s no cure for the…