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Brain Cell Transplants for Parkinson's Disease

The people who received brain cell transplants for Parkinson's Disease, 15 years on

15 years ago, brain cell transplants were pioneered to control Parkinson's Disease. How successful was the scheme?

Also on the programme: Why some terminally ill Russians are turning to drug dealers for pain relief. Plus, a focus on polio in Angola, and a day in the life of an air ambulance crew in east London.

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