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10-26-2010, 05:26 PM
Viva! Stem cells revive dying brains
B S MANU RAO, TNN, Oct 26, 2010, 01.38am IST
BANGALORE: While stem cells have been making news around the world for their potential, and are even being tried on patients, Dr N K Venkataramana, neurosurgeon, BGS Global Hospital in Bangalore, has successfully used the therapy on patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, cerebellar degeneration and cerebral palsy.
"I used adult mesenchymal stem cells derived from the bone marrow. They were transplanted into the brain through keyhole surgery. These stem cells multiply and thereby regenerate the damaged areas of the brain. This leads to reactivation of brain cells, resulting in recovery from the disease," Dr Venkataramana explains.
It is for the first time that stem cells have been used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in India, and has been published in a peer reviewed journal for the first time ever.
HALT TO DEGENERATION
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Viva-Stem-cells-revive-dying-brains/articleshow/6811649.cms
B S MANU RAO, TNN, Oct 26, 2010, 01.38am IST
BANGALORE: While stem cells have been making news around the world for their potential, and are even being tried on patients, Dr N K Venkataramana, neurosurgeon, BGS Global Hospital in Bangalore, has successfully used the therapy on patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, cerebellar degeneration and cerebral palsy.
"I used adult mesenchymal stem cells derived from the bone marrow. They were transplanted into the brain through keyhole surgery. These stem cells multiply and thereby regenerate the damaged areas of the brain. This leads to reactivation of brain cells, resulting in recovery from the disease," Dr Venkataramana explains.
It is for the first time that stem cells have been used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in India, and has been published in a peer reviewed journal for the first time ever.
HALT TO DEGENERATION
read....
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Viva-Stem-cells-revive-dying-brains/articleshow/6811649.cms