Dramatic improvement in Parkinson disease symptoms
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Successful intranasal delivery of stem cells to the brains of rats with Parkinson disease yielded significant improvement in motor function and reversed the dopamine deficiency characteristic of the disease. These highly promising findings, reported in Rejuvenation Research, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. highlight the potential for a noninvasive approach to cell therapy delivery in Parkinson diseasea safer and effective alternative to surgical transplantation of stem cells.