Parkinson’s patient moves freely again after world-first implant of lab-grown cells into his brain
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have successfully implanted 7 million lab-grown brain cells into a patient to treat Parkinson's disease. Swedish resident Thomas Matsson was the first in the world to test the method about a year ago. Matsson was diagnosed with Parkinson's when he was 42. For the last 17 years, he felt like he was walking through a syrup, he says. “‘Mister P,’ the disease, would pull my neck one way when I was going the other,” said Matsson. Today, Matsson recognises smells again and plays sports. “The syrup is gone. I’ve got my 7 million cells and they are starting to ...