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  • Groundbreaking Paper Publishes Long Term Results Of A Successful Phase I Clinical Trial To...

    02/17/2009 12:44:22 PM PST · by neverdem · 8 replies · 699+ views
    Medical News Today ^ | 17 Feb 2009 | NA
    Groundbreaking Paper Publishes Long Term Results Of A Successful Phase I Clinical Trial To Treat Parkinson's Disease Scientists announced the publication of a landmark peer-reviewed paper in the February issue of the Bentham Open Stem Cell Journal which outlines the long term results of the world's first clinical trial using autologous neural stem cells for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. According to lead author, Michel F. Levesque, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, "We have documented the first successful adult neural stem cell transplantation to reverse the effects of Parkinson's disease and demonstrated the long term safety and therapeutic effects of this approach."...
  • Parkinson's victim improves with transplant of own Stem cells

    04/09/2002 6:58:03 AM PDT · by rface · 18 replies · 524+ views
    <p>WASHINGTON - A transplant of a man's own brain cells has treated his Parkinson's disease, clearing up the trembling and muscle rigidity that characterize the disease, researchers reported yesterday.</p> <p>The researchers believe they isolated and nurtured adult stem cells from the patient's brain, cells that they re-injected to restore normal function.</p>