Stem cell breakthrough may lead to cure for Parkinson's and diabetes

[Northerner]

Scientists have come the closest yet to producing valid stem cells from human embryos created by a similar cloning technique to the one that resulted in the birth of Dolly the sheep ? the first clone of an adult mammal.

It is a significant step towards using a patient's own skin cells to create embryonic stem cells in the laboratory that can be used in transplant operations to treat diseased tissues and organs, from ailments such as diabetes and heart disease to spinal injuries and Parkinson's disease.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...cure-for-parkinsons-and-diabetes-2366153.html

 

[FM001]

And to think some people are dead set against stem cell research Parkinson's is a terrible condition and any advances in the prevention and treatment of damaged organs in diabetes has to be warmly welcomed.