Parkinson’s disease is an incurable movement disorder that affects millions of people around the world, but current treatment options can cause severe side effects and lose effectiveness over time. In a new study, researchers showed that transplantation of neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells, hESCs, can restore motor function in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease, paving the way for the use of cell replacement therapy in human clinical trials.
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Transplant of stem-cell-derived dopamine neurons shows promise for Parkinson’s disease
6 noviembre 2014
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