Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Stem Cells and 10 Illnesses #4

The fourth disease you might have already guessed if you thought about it. Since stem cells have the potential of repairing nerve damage, using them to help in Parkinson's Disease is a logical step.

Because of the effect of Parkinson's on the motor function of patient's suffering from the disease, researchers have put stem cells into mice with a similar neurodegenerative disease. what they found was an increase in the motor function of these mice.

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