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Scientists successfully use human induced pluripotent stem cells to treat Parkinson’s in rodents

August 17, 2010 by

Researchers have successfully used human induced pluripotent stem cells to treat rodents afflicted with Parkinson's disease. The research validates a scalable protocol that can be used to manufacture the type of neurons needed to treat the disease and paves the way for the use of iPSC's in various biomedical applications.

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