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Australian man first to undergo new Parkinson's trial

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Neurosurgeon Girish Nair and neurologist Andrew Evans holding a model of the patient’s skull
Neurosurgeon Girish Nair and neurologist Andrew Evans holding a model of the patient’s skull Source: SBS

An Australian man has become the world's first person to receive a new stem-cell procedure which, it is hoped, could cure Parkinson's disease.

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An Australian man has become the world's first person to receive a new stem-cell procedure which, it is hoped, could cure Parkinson's disease.

Medical researchers at The Royal Melbourne Hospital have injected the cells into the man's brain as part of a clinical trial.

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