Treatment of Parkinson's Disease - Research Directions

Research Directions

See also: Parkinson's disease clinical research

There are no new PD treatments expected in the short time, however several lines of research are active for new treatments. Such research directions include the search of new animal models of the disease, and the potential usefulness of gene therapy, stem cells transplants and neuroprotective agents.

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