Tag: neurodegeneration

  • Stem cells in Parkinson’s disease: progress and challenges

    Stem cells in Parkinson’s disease: progress and challenges

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    Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative motor disorder, caused by the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. Current treatments only alleviate the symptoms of the disease rather than target the root cause, so they are far from adequate. A cure would require repair of the brain itself. Given that the incidence of this age-related…