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Parkinson’s patient moves freely again after world-first implant of lab-grown cells into his brain

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"Parkinson's patient Thomas Matsson was the first in the world to receive 7 million lab-grown brain cells in 2023. Today, he can smell and play sports. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have successfully implanted 7 million lab-grown brain cells into a patient to treat Parkinson's disease."

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Thank you for expanding the article.

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gomelgo in reply to Boscoejean

Is this the guy who came to one of our zooms a few weeks ago?

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NextStage in reply to gomelgo

No.

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gomelgo in reply to NextStage

So that makes two then?

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Rupa88 in reply to gomelgo

How is the other one doing?

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gomelgo in reply to Rupa88

I was not on the zoom long enough to get a thorough idea and I believe he had just gotten the procedure ... not sure.

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