Source: HealthDay News
Date: April 28, 2008
Summary:
HealthDay News reports implanting specialized eye cells into brains of patients affected by Parkinson's Disease reduced symptoms of the disease and improved quality of life:
"By implanting specialized cells found in the human eye into areas of the brain damaged by Parkinson's disease, researchers were able to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life in people with moderate to severe Parkinson's. The new treatment, dubbed Spheramine, reduced symptoms experienced when people were off their Parkinson's medications by 44 percent for as long as four years of follow-up. Quality-of-life measurements were up about 23 percent, according to the study..."
