Radical new therapy for Parkinson’s will use stem cell transplants

Lab-grown nerve cells will replace those destroyed by disease - scientists hope treatment may be available in five years

Early next year, a radical new treatment for Parkinson's disease involving tissue transplants will receive its first trial with patients - including a group from the UK.

Stem cells grown in the laboratory and transformed into nerve cells will be used to replace those destroyed by the disease. It is hoped that these will stop the spread of debilitating symptoms.