Scientists successfully use human induced pluripotent stem cells to treat Parkinson's in rodents
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 14:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have successfully used human induced pluripotent stem cells to treat rodents afflicted with Parkinson's disease. The research validates a scalable protocol that can be used to manufacture the type of neurons needed to treat the disease and paves the way for the use of iPSC's in various biomedical applications.