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Patients suffering from
Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and juvenile-onset
diabetes, multiple sclerosis may some day be treated of the
basic defect of the underlying organ by implanting cells
generated from the stem cells into the organ. In Alzheimer’s
patients, for instance, large masses of diseased brain cells die
off, and the patient loses the ability to function. From tests
in mice, researchers know that by injecting stem cells into the
brain, they can replace the dead tissue, which then takes over
the functions of the old cells.
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