Parkinson’s disease affects cells in the brain

Therapeutic cloning has been successfully used to treat Parkinson’s disease in mice, US researchers say.The study in Nature Medicine provides the best evidence so far that the controversial technique could one day help people with the condition.

The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre team say it is the first time animals have been successfully treated with their own cloned cells.

UK experts said the work was promising and exciting development.