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Reprogrammed cells relieve Parkinson's symptoms in trials

Monkeys implanted with neurons derived from stem cells showed sustained improvement after two years.

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Callaway, E. Reprogrammed cells relieve Parkinson's symptoms in trials. Nature (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2017.22531

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