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Therapeutic Cloning for Parkinson’s Works in Lab Mice

March 24, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Medical Research, Parkinson's Disease

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Researchers at Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have announced a very promising development in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. They’ve used a process called somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) in laboratory mice, which led to neurological improvement deemed successful in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The research team expressed hope for further studies that might lead to similar cures in humans and in other diseases that affect other organ systems. Read more

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