Parkinson’s patient Thomas Matsson was the first in the world to receive 7 million lab-grown brain cells in 2023. Today, he can smell and play sports.
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00:00I play padel, and especially golf.
00:28I beat a golf team that I haven't beaten in 10 years, I feel.
00:32So you almost want to cry.
00:33Skiing when you have Parkinson's disease for 20 years,
00:36I don't think many people do that.
00:38And then golfing for 28 days.
00:40You play 25 rounds in 28 days.
00:42You can't handle that when you're sick most of the time.
00:45Something has happened.
00:48Something very good.
00:58I've got my 7 million cells, and they're starting to work.
01:07It's good to see.
01:14There's always a theoretical risk that it forms tumors,
01:17which of course increases if you have a higher number of cells.
01:21Then there's a risk of overdosing.
01:23You produce too much dopamine in the brain.
01:26I think this risk is extremely low.
01:38There's absolute hope. Absolutely.
01:41110 percent.
01:43And I hope that these researchers will get the right amount of reward as soon as possible.
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