Today, at least 30 clinical trials are exploring stem cells for Parkinson’s disease in human patients. Some of these trials are using stem cells as living therapies, while others are using stem cells to study causes of the disease and its progression.
This research progress is critical, because Parkinson’s disease debilitates the body and causes tremors and numbness, loss of motor function, and stooping. Eventually, left untreated, Parkinson’s disease leads to death. The good news is, researchers are showing significant results in their studies on the link between stem cells and Parkinson’s disease.
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