Many people have been suffering from Parkinson's disease as like as Mr. Rokusuke Ei. There are a lot of patients around us and they are suffering now. Parkinson's disease is such that dopamine is not secreted from the substantia nigra in the brain, and it presents the symptoms such as tremors of limbs, stiffness of muscles, slow movement, poor posture and easy falling etc. and it is related to the disturbance of swallowing and respiration in the end stage. Treatment includes drugs that synthesize dopamine in the body, and although
fundamental treatment. However, the Kyoto University group issued a research report that the symptoms were relieved when iPS cells were used to make the substantia nigra and transplanted into the brain of Parkinson's disease monkeys. They have confirmed that the monkeys will be fine as long as they keep track
next year. Practical application is near when it comes so far. Though I thought that it is a long time future, people who are suffering now may also be covered. It is a great news.