Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.
GoGreen Membership

Site Tools

  • AAAS
  • Subscribe
  • Feedback

Site Search

Search Advanced

Science 29 October 1999:
Vol. 286. no. 5441, pp. 886 - 887
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5441.886b
Prev | Table of Contents | Next

News of the Week

NEUROBIOLOGY:
Fetal Cells Help Parkinson's Patients

Laura Helmuth

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA--A controversial therapy that involves injecting fetal cells into the brains of Parkinson's patients can slow down the progression of the disease, according to the first double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the procedure. The study, presented here on 24 October at the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting, shows that the fetal cells can produce a critical neurotransmitter, reducing patients' tremors and paralysis.

Read the Full Text

ADVERTISEMENT
Click Me!

ADVERTISEMENT
Click Me!

To Advertise     Find Products

Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)