in India.

Anyone closer to this who can comment, Girija, do you have any knowledge of this or the people involved ?

Neil.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/D...ow/4132792.cms


Stem cell hope for neuro patients
15 Feb 2009, 2230 hrs IST, Risha Chitlangia, TNN

NEW DELHI: There may be life beyond dopamine therapy for the six crore-odd Parkinson's patients in the
country.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has recently started stem cell trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and the neurology department has enrolled five patients for it. Though in the nascent stages, experts say stem cell treatment is likely to be the preferred treatment mode for neurological disorders like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and the lot in the near future. Stem cell therapy in fact was the recurrent theme in the 2nd Asian and Oceanian Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Congress and the 7th Asia Pacific Parkinson's Association (APPA) organised by AIIMS neurology department on Sunday.