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Archive for July 2008
Breakthrough: Adult Stem Cells & Parkinson’s
July 13, 2008 by mike.
theanchoressonline.com — Great - and, for anyone following the stunning medical advances being made thanks to ADULT Stem Cell Research - unsurprising news on the Parkinson ’s front. Just as numerous spinal cord injuries are being successfully treated with ASC taken from nasal cavities, it looks there sufferers of Parkinson’s Disease may be helped, too.
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Researchers sniff out Parkinson’s breakthrough
July 13, 2008 by mike.
By Medical reporter Sophie Scott
Posted Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:45pm AEST
Australian scientists have discovered that stem cells found in the back of a patient’s nose can produce the chemical which is missing in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s disease occurs when the brain cells that produce the chemical dopamine stop working.
Without dopamine, nerve cells cannot function, leading to muscle problems.
Researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland harvested adult stem cells from the noses of Parkinson’s disease patients.
They found that once the nose cells were cultured and infused into animals with Parkinson’s disease, the cells began to produce dopamine.
Professor Peter Silburn from the University of Queensland said it was an important breakthrough, as the cells could be easily harvested from patients.
He said the next step was to test the cells in primates, then move to human trials in the next three years.
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