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Published online 22 October 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061016-16
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Stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's brings mixed results
Almost total relief of symptoms tempered by hints of cancerous side effects.
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease have been relieved in rats using a stem-cell treatment. But a potentially cancerous side effect might put the brakes on such therapies for humans.
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