From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Thu Mar 08 2001 - 17:48:47 MST
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/08/health/08PARK.html?pagewanted=print
March 8, 2001
Parkinson's Research Is Set Back by Failure of Fetal
Cell Implants
By GINA KOLATA
carefully controlled study that tried to treat Parkinson's disease by
implanting
cells from aborted fetuses into patients' brains not only failed to
show an overall
benefit but also revealed a disastrous side effect, scientists report.
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