Fetal cells finally work in Parkinson's

• Autores: Andy Coghlan
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3023, 2015, pág. 11
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A man in his mid-50s with Parkinson's disease had fetal brain cells injected into his brain last week. He is the first person in nearly 20 years to be treated this way--and could recover full control of his movements in roughly five years. The treatment was pioneered 28 years ago in Sweden, but two trials in the US reported no significant benefit within the first two years following the injections, and the procedure was abandoned in favor of deep brain stimulation treatments.