Japan Approves First iPS-Cell Therapies for Heart Failure and Parkinson’s

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Japan’s health ministry conditionally approved two therapies derived from reprogrammed iPS cells—ReHeart for severe heart failure and Amusepri for Parkinson’s—marking the first medical treatments of this kind and signaling a new era in regenerative medicine, though extended safety and efficacy data from more patients are still needed.
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