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‘Reprogrammed’ stem cells implanted into patient with Parkinson’s disease A man in his 50s is the first of seven patients to receive the experimental therapy. A man in his 50s is the first of seven patients to receive the experimental therapy.

Reprogrammed cells relieve Parkinson’s symptoms in trials – Nature Nature – Monkeys implanted with neurons derived from stem cells showed sustained improvement after two years.

Lorenz Studer Awarded the 2017 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize Studer was selected for his groundbreaking research in stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease

Trials of embryonic stem cells to launch in China – Nature Nature – Studies to treat vision loss and Parkinson’s disease are the first to proceed under new regulations.

Congratulations to GForce-PD member Malin Parmar on being a elected into the 2016 class of NYSCF Robertson Investigators http://nyscf.org/news/nyscf-press-releases/item/2081-nyscf-announces-the-six-members-of-the-2016-class-of-nyscf-robertson-investigators

Stem cell researcher from Lund University receives the Fernström Prize Is it possible to convert a patient’s own skin cells into functioning nerve cells? Or insert

Boom in unproven cell therapies intensifies regulatory debate – Nature Nature – Controversial US guidelines attempt to rein in rogue stem-cell clinics.

A cautious note on the so called “Stem Cell Clinics” in the US. Please note that none offer treatments that were tested in clinical trials http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(16)30157-6