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U of S scientists work towards clinical trial for Parkinson's treatment

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The University of Saskatchewan.

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Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan have partnered with a Harvard Medical School affiliate to work on a promising treatment for Parkinson's disease.
 
The research involves using adult stem cells from the patient's blood or skin rather than from fetal cells. The cells are then transplanted into the brain as dopamine neurons to restore the cells lost from the disease.  
 
Dr. Ivar Mendez, who leads the Saskatchewan Brain Repair Program at the U of S has been... // Read Full Article


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