According to a Griffith University study, published last Thursday in the journal Stem Cells, there is evidence that stem cells taken from a patient’s nose could produce dopamine-producing brain cells when transplanted into the brain. It has been a success in mice anyway.
I find this study particularly interesting because just a few years ago human spinal cord injury patients were also treated with stem cells from their own noses and every one of the seven patients showed improved ASIA motor scores, among other improvements (Read testimony from patient Jacki Rabon, or watch video).
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Stem Cells Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Ethical Life Science News (see last paragraph, story “Cell-based Therapy Shows Promise In Patients With Parkinson’s Disease”
