Byline: Associated Press
The first federally funded trial to study the effectiveness of fetal cell transplants for Parkinson's disease has shown some success for for some patients, mainly those under 60.
The controversial surgical technique requires the use of dopamine cells from aborted fetal brain tissue, and had sparked much debate since the first operation was performed 10 years ago. A ban against funding such research on fetal tissue was put in place in 1988 and lifted in 1993.
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