"If successful, using stem cells as a source of transplantable dopamine-producing nerve cells could revolutionize care of the PD patient in the future. A single surgery could potentially provide a transplant that would last throughout a patient's lifespan, reducing or altogether avoiding the need for dopamine-based medications... Recent strides in stem cell technology mean that quality, consistency, activity, and safety can be assured, and that it is possible to grow essentially unlimited amounts of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the laboratory for transplantation. This approach is now rapidly moving into initial testing in clinical trials.”
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Can we repair the brain? The promise of stem cell technologies
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I continue to believe stem cell therapy is our best hope, but time will tell.
Dr. Michael Okun addresses problems with stem cell treatment of PD in his book linked here:
amazon.com/10-Breakthrough-...
Go to the table of contents and then click on Chapter 8.
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