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Podcast: Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel
Episode: Can Stem Cells Help Autism? Dr. Eric Weiss on the Future of Regenerative Medicine
Description: Autism now affects 1 in 36 children in the U.S., but what happens after the diagnosis—and could the future of treatment lie in regenerative medicine?In this powerful episode of Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel, we're joined by Dr. Eric Weiss, board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, regenerative medicine pioneer, and co-author of Educating Marston, a memoir chronicling his family's journey navigating their son’s autism diagnosis.Dr. Weiss opens up about the groundbreaking stem cell therapy that helped his son achieve once-unthinkable milestones, the science behind neuroinflammation in the autistic brain, and why umbilical cord stem...