by David McManus – Disability Support Guide
A new breakthrough in Parkinson’s disease research has moved scientists one step closer to a significant treatment. Researchers were able to yield significant results through transplanting the skin cells of two people with Parkinson’s disease into rats.
Clinical stem cell trials are underway to test the efficacy of different approaches to treating the disease, according to a statement from Scripps Research. However, the animal model transplant therapy is the first to utilise autologous therapy and has enamoured researchers with its potential.
Professor at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Scripps Research Jeanne Loring said “[the results] give us confidence that personalised therapy is feasible for Parkinson’s disease.”