Galway Bay fm news - Neuroscientists at NUI Galway have made a breakthrough in a novel treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s is a condition that primarily affects a person’s ability to control movement leading to a progressive deterioration in ability.
The research, carried out by a team at the Galway Neuroscience Centre and CÚRAM has shown the survival of transplanted cells is dramatically improved if they are implanted within a collagen matrix.
The research has been published today in the Nature journal, Scientific Reports.
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***Picture depicts brain repair in Parkinson’s: transplanted brain cells survive better when implanted in collagen.
Photo: NUI Galway
